Misplaced Pages

Olivella esther

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of gastropod

Olivella esther
Shell of Olivella esther (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species: O. esther
Binomial name
Olivella esther
(Duclos, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Oliva columba Duclos, 1835
  • Oliva esther Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Olivella columba (Duclos, 1835)

Olivella esther 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 length of the shell attains 16 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2021)

Distribution

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (April 2010)

References

  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella esther (Duclos, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Olivella esther


This Olividae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: