Olivella mutica, common name the variable dwarf olive,[1] is a species of marine gastropod mollusc, commonly eaten by some starfish.[2] They are distributed in the West Atlantic, from the coast of Brazil through the Gulf of Mexico to around Chesapeake Bay in the United States.[1] In Florida, they are known to spawn for only one month early in the year.[3]

Olivella mutica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. mutica
Binomial name
Olivella mutica
(Say, 1822)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Lima-Verde, José Santiago; Matthews, Henry Ramos. "On the Feeding Habits of the Sea Star Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck) in the state of Ceará (Brazil)" (PDF). Notas Científicas.
  3. ^ California Malacozoological Society.; Society, California Malacozoological; Club, Northern California Malacozoological (1967). The veliger. Vol. v.10 (1967-1968). Berkeley, CA: California Malacozoological Society.