Oliva tessellata
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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. tessellata
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Oliva tessellata, common name the tessellate olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the Eastern Indian Ocean and off Taiwan, New Caledonia and Eastern Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliva tessellata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.
External links[edit]
- "Oliva (Neocylindrus) tessellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.