Olivella minuta

Olivella minuta, common name the minute dwarf olive, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]

Olivella minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olivellidae
Genus:
Olivella
Species:
O. minuta
Binomial name
Olivella minuta
(Link, 1807)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva cyanea Reeve, 1850
  • Oliva verreauxii Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857
  • Oliva zigzag Duclos, 1835
  • Porphyria minuta Link, 1807 (original combination)
  • Voluta nitidula Dillwyn, 1817

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Link D. H. F. (1807). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock, 3 Abt.. Rostock, Adlers Erben 166 pp. (dated 25 December 1806 on title page):. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella minuta (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  • Link, D. H. F. (1807–1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock, Adlers Erben. 1 Abt. [Part 1], pp. 1–50; 2 Abt. [Part 2], pp. 51–100; 3 Abt. [Part 3], pp. 101–165; Abt. 4 [Part 4],pp. 1–30; Abt. 5 [Part 5], pp. 1–38 [1808]; Abt. 6 [Part 6], pp. 1–38
  • "Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta minuta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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