Olivella mutica, common name the variable dwarf olive,[1] is a species of marine gastropod mollusc, commonly eaten by some starfish.[2] 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.[1] In Florida, they are known to spawn for only one month early in the year.[3]
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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. mutica
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| Binomial name | |
| Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ California Malacozoological Society.; Society, California Malacozoological; Club, Northern California Malacozoological (1967). The veliger. Vol. v.10 (1967-1968). Berkeley, CA: California Malacozoological Society.