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Oliva ponderosa

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Oliva ponderosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. ponderosa
Binomial name
Oliva ponderosa
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Miniaceoliva) ponderosa Duclos, 1840

Oliva ponderosa, common name the ponderous olive, 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 45 mm and 73 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Maldives, Mauritius and South India.

References

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  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111