Olivella nivea, the snowy dwarf olive, 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.[1]
| Olivella nivea | |
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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. nivea
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| Binomial name | |
| Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
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Description
editThe shell has an acutely pointed tip; entirely white, or marked by two bands of angulated purplish spots.
References
edit- ^ Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.