Olivella puelcha 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 puelcha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. puelcha
Binomial name
Olivella puelcha
(Duclos, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva puelcha Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Oliva tehuelchana d'Orbigny, 1839
  • Olivancillaria auricularia plata Ihering, 1908
  • Olivella plata (Ihering, 1908)

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to Argentina.

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