Olivella santacruzence

Olivella santacruzence
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olivellidae
Genus: Olivella
Species: O. santacruzence
Binomial name
Olivella santacruzence
Castellanos & Fernández, 1965[1]
Synonyms

Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 (misspelling)

Olivella santacruzence is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References


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