Oliva australis
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| Oliva australis | |
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| Shell of Oliva australis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva australis Duclos, 1835[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oliva (Acutoliva) australis Duclos, 1835· accepted, alternate representation | |
Oliva australis (also known as the Southern olive or Olive shell[2]) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[3]
- Subspecies
- Oliva australis australis Duclos, 1835
- Oliva australis pallescens Petuch & Sargent, 1986
This species has a shiny pale elongated shell that is usually decorated by purple zigzag longitudinal lines and altering brown and white markings around the top of the whorls. They can be 3 centimeters in length.[4]
