Olivella alba

Olivella alba 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 alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Subfamily:
Olivellinae
Genus:
Olivella
Species:
O. alba
Binomial name
Olivella alba
(Marrat, 1871)[1]


References
  1. Marrat (1871). Thesaurus Conchyliorum Vol. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella alba (Marrat, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.


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