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variable dwarf olive

Olivella mutica

Classification

Family
Olividae

Olivella mutica, common name the variable dwarf olive, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc, commonly eaten by some starfish. They are distributed in the West Atlantic, from the coast of Brazil through the Gulf of Mexico to around the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. In Florida, they are known to spawn for only one month early in the year.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 35