Olivella myrmecoon

Olivella myrmecoon 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 myrmecoon
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. myrmecoon
Binomial name
Olivella myrmecoon
Dall, 1912[1]

Description

References
  1. Dall W.H. (1912). New species of fossil shells from Panama and Costa Rica. Smith. Misc. Coll, vol. 59, No. 2 p. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivella myrmecoon Dall, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.


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