Felicioliva kaleontina explained

Felicioliva kaleontina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, a family of what are commonly called the olive snails.^[1]

Subspecies:

• Felicioliva kaleontina chimu Petuch & Berschauer, 2017
• Felicioliva kaleontina kaleontina (Duclos, 1835)

Distribution

The snail is found in the Gulf of California, West Mexico and North Peru.^[2]

References

• Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2017). A new genus and a new subspecies of olive shell (Olividae: Olivinae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 49(3): 224-228

External links

• Duclos, P. L. (1835-1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1-12 [1835], pls 13-33

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Felicioliva kaleontina (Duclos, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1025981 on 2020-11-22
2. Web site: Oliva (Strephona) kaleontina. 10 September 2012.