Olivella minuta

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Olivella minuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. minuta
Binomial name
Olivella minuta
(Link, 1807) [1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva cyaneaReeve, 1850
  • Oliva petiolitaDuclos, 1844
  • Oliva verreauxiiDucros de Saint Germain, 1857
  • Oliva zigzagDuclos, 1835
  • Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta(Link, 1807)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Olivella (Niteoliva) verreauxii(Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) accepted, alternate representation
  • Olivella petiolita(Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella verreauxii(Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857)
  • Porphyria minutaLink, 1807 (original combination)
  • Voluta nitidulaDillwyn, 1817

Olivella minuta, common name the minute dwarf olive, 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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Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm.

This species has a small, oblong shell which comes to a conical point on the front end, this is similar to other marine snail shells. They have brown patterning on the middle section of their shells that can range from a chevron patterning to a random dispersement of lines and blotches to many more varieties. [3] Their common size is 13mm, though they can naturally grow larger than these. [4] [5]

Distribution

This marine species is widely distributed, over the seas of the Western Hemisphere. They live in the tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles. They can be found off the coasts of Colombia, San Andres, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico, but these shells have been found as far south as Argentina, so it is likely that they live wherever the waters are warm enough. [6]

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<i>Oliva esiodina</i> Species of gastropod

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Oliva obesina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

<i>Oliva panniculata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oliva polpasta</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oliva todosina</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oliva tricolor</i> Species of mollusc

Oliva tricolor, common name the tricolour olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

<i>Oliva undatella</i> Species of gastropod

Oliva undatella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Olivella nana, common name the sparkling dwarf olive, 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.

<i>Callianax alectona</i> Species of gastropod

Callianax alectona is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

<i>Olivella esther</i> Species of gastropod

Olivella esther 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.

<i>Olivella floralia</i> Species of gastropod

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.

<i>Olivella mandarina</i> Species of gastropod

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.

<i>Olivella mica</i> Species of gastropod

Olivella mica 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.

Olivella miriadina 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.

<i>Olivella pulchella</i> Species of mollusc

Olivella pulchella 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.

<i>Olivella volutella</i> Species of gastropod

Olivella volutella 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.

<i>Oliva maculata</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. ↑ Link D. H. F. (1807). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock, 3 Abt.. Rostock, Adlers Erben 166 pp. (dated 25 December 1806 on title page):. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Olivella minuta (Link, 1807) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".
  4. ↑ "Olivella minuta".
  5. ↑ "Olivella petiolita sensu Warmke and Abbott, 1961 non (Duclos, 1835)".
  6. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1835)".


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