Olivella millepunctata
Appearance
(Redirected from Olivancillaria millepunctata)
Olivella millepunctata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Olivella |
Species: | O. millepunctata
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Binomial name | |
Olivella millepunctata (Duclos, 1840)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Olivancillaria millepunctata Duclos, 1840 |
Olivella millepunctata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, off Gabon and Angola.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- Duclos P.L. 1840. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Columbella, 1 p., 13 pls. Didot, Paris, page(s): plate 25 fig 1–4.