Olivella mandarina
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. mandarina
Binomial name
Olivella mandarina
(Duclos, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva mandarina Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Oliva selasia Duclos, 1835
  • Oliva tunquina Duclos, 1835
  • Olivella fortunei var. japonica Pilsbry, 1895 (junior synonym)
  • Olivella japonica Pilsbry, 1895

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.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Acapulco, Mexico.

References

  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
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