Oliva faba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
| Oliva faba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. faba
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| Binomial name | |
| Oliva faba Marrat, 1867[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu
References
edit- ^ Marrat, F. P. 1867. On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20: 213–215.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Oliva faba Marrat, 1867. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
External links
edit- "Oliva (Proxoliva) faba". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.