| Olivella santacruzence | |
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| Subfamily: | Olivellinae |
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| Species: | O. santacruzence |
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| Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1] | |
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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
The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Brazil to Southern Argentina.
References
- ↑ 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.
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