Oliva mantichora Duclos 1840

Oliva mantichora, common name the amethyst olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.^[2]

Subspecies

• Oliva mantichora intricata Dautzenberg, 1927
• Oliva mantichora mantichora Duclos, 1840

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean to Japan and New Guinea.

References

• Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289
• Tursch B., Germain L. & Greifeneder D. (1986). Studies on Olividae. IV. Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791 (of authors): a confusion of species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 3: 189-216.
• Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111