Oliva hirasei
| Oliva hirasei | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oliva hirasei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. hirasei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva hirasei Kira, 1959[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei Kira, 1959 | |
Oliva hirasei, common name Hirase's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ Kira T. (1959). Coloured illustrations of shells of Japan. Plate 32, fig. 8. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Oliva hirasei Kira, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 November 2012.
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