Olivella pulchella

Olivella pulchella 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.

Olivella pulchella
Shell of Olivella pulchella (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Olivoidea
Family:	Olividae
Subfamily:	Olivellinae
Genus:	Olivella
Species:	O. pulchella
Binomial name
Olivella pulchella (Duclos, 1835)
Synonyms
Oliva leucozonias J.E. Gray, 1839 Oliva pulchella Duclos, 1835 (original combination) Olivella pulchella pulchella (Duclos, 1835)

Subspecies

• Olivella pulchella oteroi Bermejo, 1979: synonym of Olivella oteroi Bermejo, 1979
• Olivella pulchella pulchella (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Olivella pulchella (Duclos, 1835)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9.3 mm and 11.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

• Mienis H.K. (1980). Remarks concerning Olivella oteroi and several other Olive shells from West Africa. La Conchiglia. 132-133: 9

External links

• Duclos, P. L. (1835-1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1-12
• Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl