Oliva baileyi
| Oliva baileyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. baileyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Oliva baileyi Petuch, 1979[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oliva lenhilli Petuch & Sargent, 1986 | |
Oliva baileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description
Original description: "Highly polished, thickened, oblong, cylindrical; spire short, flattened, calloused, with incised suture; callus of last whorl produced at posterior end of aperture; aperture narrow, straight; columella with 12-16 low teeth; posterior end of columella without teeth; color bright yellow-tan crossed diagonally by widely separated brown bands that extend from shoulder to anterior tip; diagonal brown bands never coalescing; spire callus bright purple, contrasting greatly with yellow shell; columella and teeth white; interior of aperture lavender."[3]
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Russell Island, Solomon Islands."[4]
References
- ^ Petuch, Edward J (1979). "Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods". Nemouria. 23: 1–21.
- ^ a b Oliva baileyi Petuch, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 10.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 10.