Oliva flammulata

Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Subspecies

Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811

Description

The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola, dredged 25-40 metres.