Olivella nivea

Olivella nivea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. nivea
Binomial name
Olivella nivea
(Gmelin, 1791)

Olivella nivea, the snowy 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.[1]

Description

The shell has an acutely pointed tip; entirely white, or marked by two bands of angulated purplish spots.

References

  1. ^ Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

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