Oliva circinata

Oliva circinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Subspecies
  • Oliva circinata circinata Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva circinata jorioi Petuch, 2013
  • Oliva circinata tostesi Petuch, 1987

Oliva circinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva (gastropod)
Species:
O. circinata
Binomial name
Oliva circinata
Marrat, 1871
Synonyms
  • Americoliva circinata (Marrat, 1871)
  • Oliva (Americoliva) circinata Marrat, 1871· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420122 on 2021-11-02
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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