Family Olivellidae | Superfamily Olivoidea Rank Species | |
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Similar Olivella nivea, Olivella, Olivella columellaris, Olivella minuta, Olivella biplicata | ||
Olivella dama is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.
Description
The shell is whiteish, with a very acute spire, nearly as long as the aperture. The middle of the body whorl is marked by angulated brown lines: the suture has spots and fascicles of longitudinal stripes: the basal belt is very broad: the aperture purple.
References
Olivella dama Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA