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Olivella volutella
Shell of Olivella volutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. volutella
Binomial name
Olivella volutella
( Lamarck, 1811) [1]
Synonyms
  • Mitra affinis Lesson, 1842
  • Oliva razamola Duclos, 1835

Olivella volutella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives. [2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Panama and off Gambier Islands (French Polynesia)

References


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olivella volutella
Shell of Olivella volutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. volutella
Binomial name
Olivella volutella
( Lamarck, 1811) [1]
Synonyms
  • Mitra affinis Lesson, 1842
  • Oliva razamola Duclos, 1835

Olivella volutella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives. [2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Panama and off Gambier Islands (French Polynesia)

References



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