Olivella hyphala

Olivella hyphala
Shell of Olivella hyphala (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. hyphala
Binomial name
Olivella hyphala
Absalão & Pimenta, 2003[1]
Synonyms

Olivella (Olivina) hyphala Absalão & Pimenta, 2003

Olivella hyphala 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 varies between 5 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Abrolhos Archipelago, East Brazil.

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