Olivella floralia
| Olivella floralia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olivellidae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. floralia |
| Binomial name | |
| Olivella floralia Duclos in Chenu, 1844[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Oliva floralia Duclos, 1844 | |
Olivella floralia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]
Description
Olivella floralia is found in the Caribbean with a slender, white shell with upper whorls that are white to blue or purple.[3]
References
- ↑ Duclos P.L. in Chenu (1844). Mon. Oliva. Plate 1, figs 9,10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Olivella floralia Duclos in Chenu, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Abbott, R. Tucker (2014-02-25). Seashells of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Macmillan. ISBN 9781466864849.
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