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Oliva tigridella

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Oliva tigridella
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. tigridella
Binomial name
Oliva tigridella
Duclos, 1835[1]
Synonyms

Oliva blanda Marrat, 1867

Oliva tigridella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to French Polynesia and Australia.

References

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  • "Oliva (Oliva) tigridella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.