Oliva reticularis
Species of gastropod
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Oliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, Olivinae (Subfamily),[3] the olives.[2]
- Subspecies
- Oliva reticularis lilacea (Paulmier, 2013)[2]
- Oliva reticularis reticularis Lamarck, 1811
- Oliva reticularis greenwayae Clench, 1937 (taxon inquirendum)
- Oliva reticularis ernesti Petuch, 1990: synonym of Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811
- Oliva reticularis olorinella Duclos, 1835: synonym of Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. reticularis |
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| Oliva reticularis | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. The species was originally described by Lamarck in 1811 in Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, volume 16, pages 300–328, at page 314 (species 16).[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.
