Olivella santacruzence
Appearance
Olivella santacruzence | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Olivella |
Species: | O. santacruzence
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Binomial name | |
Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1]
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Synonyms | |
Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 (misspelling) |
Olivella santacruzence 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
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Brazil to Southern Argentina.
References
[edit]- ^ Castellanos (1965). Consideraciones sobre las especies del genero Olivella y una nueva especie para la Argentina. Neotropica 11 pp. 102–104, fig. 10–11.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.