Olivella santacruzence

Species of gastropod

Olivella santacruzence

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda

Superfamily:  |

Olivoidea

Family:  |

Olividae

Subfamily:  |

Olivellinae

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 subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives.[2]

## Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of 4.5 mm.

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## Distribution[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Castellanos (1965). Consideraciones sobre las especies del genero Olivella y una nueva especie para la Argentina. Neotropica 11 pp. 102–104, fig. 10–11.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. ^ Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & Fernández, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2012.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q10802525
* CoL: 498PP
* EoL: 15694088
* GBIF: 6501717
* IRMNG: 11841119
* SeaLifeBase: 149518
* WoRMS: 580956

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