Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Superfamilia: Olivoidea
Familia: Olividae
Subfamilia: Olivinae
Genus: Oliva
Species: O. reticularis
Oliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Subspecies
Oliva reticularis lilacea (Paulmier, 2013)[1]
Oliva reticularis reticularis Lamarck, 1811
Oliva reticularis greenwayae Clench, 1937 (taxon inquirendum)
Oliva reticularis ernesti Petuch, 1990: synonym of Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811
Oliva reticularis olorinella Duclos, 1835: synonym of Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.
References
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420126 on 2021-11-02
Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (1986). Atlas of the living olive shells of the world. xv + 253 pp., 39 pls. page(s): Page 129, Plate 22, fig 5-7
Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. (2014). New species and subspecies of olive shells (Gastropoda: Olividae) from the Panamic and Indo-Pacific regions and the Gulf of Mexico. The Festivus. 46(3): 63-74
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