Olivella pulchella
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| Olivella pulchella | |
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| Shell of Olivella pulchella (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Subfamily: | Olivellinae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella pulchella (Duclos, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Olivella pulchella 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]
- Olivella pulchella oteroi Bermejo, 1979: synonym of Olivella oteroi Bermejo, 1979
- Olivella pulchella pulchella (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Olivella pulchella (Duclos, 1835)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9.3 mm and 11.2 mm.
