Olivella fulgurata

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Olivella fulgurata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. fulgurata
Binomial name
Olivella fulgurata
A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 [1]

Olivella fulgurata 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. [2]

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