species: Oliva annulata in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Oliva annulata


©Barbara Banks: Oliva annulata at Lizard island 40mm ringed olive, usually cream or fawn with a diffused pattern of triangular brown or bluish spots at the suture.

©Barbara Banks: Oliva annulata at lizard island, inside is yellow or orange

©Barbara Banks: Oliva annulata about 3 cm long at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Olividae
Genus Oliva
Species Oliva annulata

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Comments

Wilson (1994) notes that this species has diffuse brown shell markings. Some specimens at Lizard Island are completely white on the outer shell.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.