Olivella exilis
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| Olivella exilis | |
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| Shell of Olivella exilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. exilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella exilis (Marrat, 1871)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Olivella (Lamprodoma) exilis (Marrat, 1871) | |
Olivella exilis 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]
The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain.[2]
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