Oliva flammulata
Shell of Oliva flammulata dolicha (holotype at NMNH, Washington)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Oliva
Species:	O. flammulata
Binomial name
Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811
Synonyms
Oliva (Oliva) aniomina Duclos, P.L., 1835 Oliva (Oliva) marmorea Marrat, F.P., 1871 Oliva (Oliva) siamensis Duclos, P.L., 1844 Oliva (Strephona) dolicha Locard, 1897

Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. ^[1]

Subspecies

• Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897
• Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811

Description

The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola.

References

External links

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

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