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


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