''Omogymna richerti'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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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 thr ...

, the olives. It was first described by E. A. Kay in 1979 as ''Oliva richerti''. It has since been revised into ''

Omogymna ''Omogymna'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks 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 sm ...

''.Severns M. (2011) ''Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells''. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off

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References

Olividae Gastropods described in 1979 {{Olividae-stub