Olivella nivea
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| Olivella nivea | |
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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. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Olivella nivea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[1]
Description
The shell has an acutely pointed tip; entirely white, or marked by two bands of angulated purplish spots.
Distribution
References
- ↑ Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
External links
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