Oliva faba

Oliva faba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

(unranked):  |

clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda

Superfamily:  |

Olivoidea

Family:  |

Olividae

Genus:  |

Oliva

Species:  |

O. faba

Binomial name
Oliva faba

Marrat, 1867[1]

Synonyms[2]

* Oliva (Oliva) vanuatuensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
* Oliva (Proxoliva) faba Marrat, 1867
* Oliva smithi Bridgman, 1906

Oliva faba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm.

## Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu

## References

1. ↑ Marrat, F. P. 1867. On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20: 213-215.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oliva faba Marrat, 1867. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.

## External links

* Gastropods.com: Oliva (Proxoliva) faba

Wikidata ☰ Q7086997 entry

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