Olivella pusilla

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Olivella pusilla
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.359343 - Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1872) - Olivellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.359343 - Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1872) - Olivellidae - Mollusc shell
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. pusilla
Binomial name
Olivella pusilla
(Marrat, 1871) [1]

Olivella pusilla 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]

Fossil (Pliocene, Florida) Olivella pusilla 01.jpg
Fossil (Pliocene, Florida)

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