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Olivella millepunctata

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Olivella millepunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. millepunctata
Binomial name
Olivella millepunctata
(Duclos, 1840)
Synonyms[1]

Olivancillaria millepunctata Duclos, 1840

Olivella millepunctata 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.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, off Gabon and Angola.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.