Olivella floralia

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Olivella floralia
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Olivella floralia Duclos, 1844
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. floralia
Binomial name
Olivella floralia
Duclos in Chenu, 1844 [1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva floraliaDuclos, 1844
  • Oliva oryzaDuclos, 1835 (invalid: junior homonym of Oliva oryzaLamarck, 1811)
  • Olivella (Olivella) floraliaDuclos, 1844

Olivella floralia, common name the common rice (dwarf) olive, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, within the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell of this species varies between 6 mm and 15 mm. The shell is slender and mostly white, with upper whorls which are white to blue or purple. [3]

Distribution

Olivella floralia is found in the Caribbean. It is also found off of North Carolina, USA, to Colombia and East Brazil. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Duclos P.L. in Chenu (1844). Mon. Oliva. Plate 1, figs 9,10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Olivella floralia Duclos in Chenu, 1844 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Abbott, R. Tucker (25 February 2014). Seashells of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Macmillan. ISBN   9781466864849.
  4. ↑ Abbott, R. Tucker (25 February 2014). Seashells of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Macmillan. ISBN   9781466864849.


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