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Olivella mica

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Olivella mica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. mica
Binomial name
Olivella mica
(Duclos, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva mica Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Oliva monilifera Reeve, 1850
  • Olivella dealbata (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella monilifera (Reeve, 1850)

Olivella mica 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.[2]

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica and Martinique.

References

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  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
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