Olivella drangai 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]
| Olivella drangai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. drangai
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| Binomial name | |
| Olivella drangai Olsson, 1956[1]
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Description
editOriginal description: "Shell small (length about 10 mm.), relatively thin, white or yellowish-brown, subtranslucent except for the fasciole which is opaque white, Spire elevated, evenly tapering and composed of about 6½ whorls, the nuclear one quite small. Sutures are narrowly grooved with the anterior margin slightly overhanging, the sutural junction underneath generally showing through the thin texture of the shell as a faint line. Parietal acllus well developed, heaviest near the end of the aperture, extending more thinly above to the suture. Pillar structure consists of several small lirations extending upward along the inner lip about hall way, internally the pillar is deeply excavated by corrosion. Length 10 mm., diameter 3.9 mm."[3]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "Galapagos, San Cristobal Island, Bahia Wreck."[4]
References
edit- ^ Olsson A. (1956). Studies on the Genus Olivella. Proc. Acad. Natural Philadelphia 108. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivella drangai Olsson, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olsson, A.A. 1956-Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 108, pages 155-225. Studies on the genus Olivella.
- ^ Olsson, A.A. 1956-Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 108, pages 155-225. Studies on the genus Olivella.