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Olivella bullula 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]
Description
"Shell acuminately oblong, thin, rather inflated, spire much exserted, columella arched, rather callous at the base; transparent-white, with a narrow opake zone beneath the sutures.".
Distribution
West Indies, Caribbean basin.
References
- ↑ Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Olivella bullula (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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