Oliva tigridella

Oliva tigridella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva tigridella
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. tigridella
Binomial name
Oliva tigridella
Duclos, 1835[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to Australia.

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References
  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Oliva) tigridella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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