''Oliva circinata'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Olividae
Olive snails, also known as olive shells and olives, scientific name Olividae, are a taxonomic family of medium to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Olividae. Accessed throu ...
, the olives.
[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]
;Subspecies:
* ''Oliva circinata circinata''
Marrat, 1871
* ''Oliva circinata jorioi''
Petuch, 2013
* ''Oliva circinata tostesi''
Petuch, 1987
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
* 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.
External links
Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46
circinata
{{Olividae-stub