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Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nomenclature
Species:
Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Systema Naturae 729-730
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Common Olive
Language:
English
Vernacular name:
Olive commune
Language:
French
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Synonyms: 24
SUMMARY
Distribution: Western Indo-Pacific realm. West and South Indian Shelf province (S India, Sri Lanka). Andaman province (Thailand). Central Indo-Pacific realm. Java Transitional province (S Sumatra and S Java, Indonesia). Sunda Shelf province (Singapore). Western Coral Triangle province. Eastern Philippines ecoregion (Philippines). Sulawesi Sea/Makassar Strait ecoregion (W Sulawesi, Indonesia). Lesser Sunda ecoregion (Bali, Indonesia). Eastern Australian Shelf province.
RV 6931a. India, Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin. Scale bar is 1 cm.