Olivella klappenbachi 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]

Olivella klappenbachi
Shell of Olivella klappenbachi (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. klappenbachi
Binomial name
Olivella klappenbachi
Absalão & Pimenta, 2003[1]
Synonyms

Olivella (Olivina) klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 (basionym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Southeast Brazil.

References

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  • Pimenta, A.D. & Simone, L.R.L. (2021). Morphology of two deep-sea Olivella from the southwestern Atlantic, with a record of a radula-less Olivellinae species (Neogastropoda: Olivoidea: Olividae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 150(1): 31-43.
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