Oliva flammulata
Species of gastropod
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Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
| Oliva flammulata | |
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| Shell of Oliva flammulata dolicha (holotype at NMNH, Washington) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. flammulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
- Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897
- Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811
Description
The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola, dredged 25-40 metres.
