Olivella millepunctata

Olivella millepunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species: O. millepunctata
Binomial name
Olivella millepunctata
(Duclos, 1840)
Synonyms[1]

Olivancillaria millepunctata Duclos, 1840

Olivella millepunctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, off Gabon and Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2012). Olivella millepunctata (Duclos, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224407 on 2012-11-18

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