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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 208044 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Oliva amethystina   (Röding, 1798)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 208 Olividae (olive shells) - show full list Common Name: [an olive shell] Organism Type: an olive shell Synonyms: Oliva annulata (mis-identification) Oliva (Annulatoliva) amethystina Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 208909     Oliva spp.

Taxon Notes:	Australian specimens of this species have sometimes been confused with the Western Indian Ocean species Oliva annulata - any Australian records of the latter need to be re-examined to check their correct identity.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:448076 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1994, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt II. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.