Olivella careorugula

Olivella careorugula
Shell of Olivella careorugula (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. careorugula
Binomial name
Olivella careorugula
Synonyms

Olivella (Anasser) careorugula Absalão & Pimenta, 2003

Olivella careorugula 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

The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm. This species lacks a radula and odontophore.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southeast Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ Absalao & Pimenta. 2003. Zoosystema 25 (2): 177–185. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Olivella careorugula Absalão & Pimenta, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Pimenta, Alexandre; Simone, Luis (30 June 2021). [schweiderbart.de/content/papers/downloads/99529 "Morphology of two deep-sea Olivella from the southwestern Atlantic, with a record of a radula-less Olivellinae species (Neogastropoda: Olivoidea: Olividae)"]. schweiderbart.de. Retrieved 24 May 2026. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  • Pimenta, A.D. & Simone, L.R.L. (2021). Morphology of two deep-sea Olivella from the southwestern Atlantic, with a record of a radula-less Olivellinae species (Neogastropoda: Olivoidea: Olividae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 150(1): 31-43.