Oliva sericea explained

Oliva sericea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 55 mm and 112 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Eastern Indian Ocean; off Indonesia and the Philippines; off Ryukyu Islands, Japan and off Polynesia.

References

• Marrat, F.P. (1868). On some new species of Oliva. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 4, 2: 212–214.

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
• MNHN, Paris: syntype