Olivella santacruzence

Olivella santacruzence 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]

Olivella santacruzence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Subfamily:
Olivellinae
Genus:
Olivella
Species:
O. santacruzence
Binomial name
Olivella santacruzence
Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1]
Synonyms

Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 (misspelling)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Brazil to Southern Argentina.

References
  1. Castellanos (1965). Consideraciones sobre las especies del genero Olivella y una nueva especie para la Argentina. Neotropica 11 pp. 102–104, fig. 10–11.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.


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