Olivella rotunda
| Olivella rotunda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olivellidae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. rotunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella rotunda Dall, 1889[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Olivella jaspidea var. rotunda Dall, 1889 (basionym) | |
Olivella rotunda is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico.
References
- ↑ Dall W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Olivella rotunda Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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