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Oliva rufula

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

Oliva (Rufoliva) rufula Duclos, 1840· accepted, alternate representation

Oliva rufula 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 25 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and off Ambon, Indonesia.

References

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  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
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