Oliva hirasei

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Oliva hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species: O. hirasei
Binomial name
Oliva hirasei
Kira, 1959[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei Kira, 1959

Oliva hirasei, common name Hirase's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia.

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