Snowy Dwarf Olive

Olivella nivea

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae

Olivella nivea, the snowy dwarf olive, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives. Description The shell has an acutely pointed tip; entirely white, or marked by two bands of angulated purplish spots.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 4United States of America · 4France · 2Netherlands · 2Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionOlivella nivea, Wikipedia contributors

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