Olivella costulata

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Olivella costulata
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Shell of Olivella costulata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. costulata
Binomial name
Olivella costulata
Paulmier, 2007

Olivella costulata 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]

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Description

Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Their embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults. [2]

The length of the shell attains 2.68 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Martinique.

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References

  1. Olivella costulata Paulmier, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  2. "Olivella costulata". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2022.