Olivella lactea

Olivella lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olivellidae
Genus: Olivella
Species: O. lactea
Binomial name
Olivella lactea
(Marrat, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Olivella adelae Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella (Olivella) lactea (Marrat, 1871)

Olivella lactea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

It has been found off La Guajira along the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.,[3] in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. ↑ Marrat (1871). Thesaurus Conchyliorum Vol. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Palacio, E. F.; E. A. Gracia C. and G. Duque G (2010). ". 2010. Moluscos bentonicos de La Guajira (10 y 50 M de profundida), Caribe colombiano.". Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. 39: 397–416. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

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