Olivella millepunctata
| Olivella millepunctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. millepunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella millepunctata (Duclos, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Olivancillaria millepunctata Duclos, 1840 | |
Olivella millepunctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, off Gabon and Angola.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.