Olivella anazora

Olivella anazora 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 anazora
Shell of Olivella anazora (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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. anazora
Binomial name
Olivella anazora
(Duclos, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva anazora Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Olivella (Dactylidella) anazora Duclos, 1835

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru; also off the Galapagos.

References
  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella anazora (Duclos, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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