Olivella lactea
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| Olivella lactea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olivellidae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. lactea |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)[1] | |
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Olivella lactea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.
Distribution
It has been found off La Guajira along the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.,[3] in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.
References
- ↑ Marrat (1871). Thesaurus Conchyliorum Vol. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.
- ↑ Palacio, E. F.; E. A. Gracia C. and G. Duque G (2010). ". 2010. Moluscos bentonicos de La Guajira (10 y 50 M de profundida), Caribe colombiano.". Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras 39: 397–416.
- Olsson A. (1956). Studies on the Genus Olivella. Proc. Acad. Natural Philadephia 108
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. page(s): Page 173
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