Olivella santacruzence

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]

Olivella santacruzence
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. santacruzence
Binomial name
Olivella santacruzence
Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1]
Synonyms

Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 (misspelling)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Brazil to Southern Argentina.

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