Common name of Margarites olivaceus
 
Common Name Olive margarite
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'margarite', from Latin 'margarita', from Greek 'margarités', i.e., pearl.; 'olive', from Latin 'oliva', from Greek 'elaia', i.e., evergreen tree Olea europaea cultivated for its drupe-shaped fruit.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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