Olivella santacruzence
| Olivella santacruzence | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. santacruzence
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| Binomial name | |
| Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 (misspelling) | |
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]
Description[edit]
The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Brazil to Southern Argentina.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.