Olivella mandarina

Olivella mandarina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Olivella
Species:	O. mandarina
Binomial name
Olivella mandarina (Duclos, 1835) [1]
Synonyms
Oliva mandarinaDuclos, 1835 (original combination) Oliva selasiaDuclos, 1835 Oliva tunquinaDuclos, 1835 Olivella fortunei var. japonicaPilsbry, 1895 (junior synonym) Olivella japonicaPilsbry, 1895

Olivella mandarina 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]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Acapulco, Mexico.

References

1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Olivella mandarina (Duclos, 1835) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.

• Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111

External links

• Pilsbry, H. A. (1895). Catalogue of the marine shells of Japan with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns. F. Stearns, Detroit, viii + 196 pp, 11 pls