Oliva baileyi

Oliva baileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. baileyi
Binomial name
Oliva baileyi
Petuch, 1979[1]
Synonyms[2]

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

  1. ^ Petuch, Edward J (1979). "Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods". Nemouria. 23: 1–21.
  2. ^ a b Oliva baileyi Petuch, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  3. ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 10.
  4. ^ Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 10.


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