Olivancillaria orbignyi explained

Olivancillaria orbignyi, common name Ureta's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to Argentina.

References

• Marrat, F. P. 1868. On Oliva auricularia, Lam., O. aquatilis, Reeve, and O. auricularia D'Orb.. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)2: 167–168.
• Klappenbach M.A. (1965). Consideraciones sobre el genero Olivancillaria d'Orbigny 1840 (Moll.Gastr.) y descripcion de dos nuevas especies de aguas Argentinas y Uruguayas. Com.Zool.Mus.His.Nat.Montevideo 8(104
• Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34. [==External links== * [http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_3415.shtml Gastropods.com: ''Olivancillaria uretai'']

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573238 on 2012-11-17