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Olivella mutica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Olivella
Species:	O. mutica
Binomial name
Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)

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 Chesapeake Bay in the United States. In Florida, they are known to spawn for only one month early in the year.

References

1. ^ "Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
2. Lima-Verde, José Santiago; Matthews, Henry Ramos. "On the Feeding Habits of the Sea Star Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck) in the state of Ceará (Brazil)" (PDF). Notas Científicas.
3. California Malacozoological Society.; Society, California Malacozoological; Club, Northern California Malacozoological (1967). The veliger. Vol. v.10 (1967-1968). Berkeley, CA: California Malacozoological Society.

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