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

Oliva elegans
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva elegans zigzag
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. elegans
Binomial name
Oliva elegans
Synonyms

Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans Lamarck, 1811

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

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Oliva elegans occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and in the Western Pacific Ocean.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lamarck J.-B. (1811). Détermination des espéces de Mollusques testacés. Ann. Mus. Nat. Paris, vol. 16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Oliva elegans Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 208.
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  • "Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.