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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