Olivella minuta

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

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]

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.

External links

• 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
• Gastropods.com: Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta minuta