Olivella hyphala

Olivella hyphala is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]

Olivella hyphala
Shell of Olivella hyphala (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olivellidae
Genus:
Olivella
Species:
O. hyphala
Binomial name
Olivella hyphala
Absalão & Pimenta, 2003[1]
Synonyms

Olivella (Olivina) hyphala Absalão & Pimenta, 2003

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Abrolhos Archipelago, East Brazil.

References
  1. Absalao & Pimenta. 2003. Zoosystema 25 (2): 177–185. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella hyphala Absalão & Pimenta, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.


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