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Olivella lactea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Olivellidae

Scientific name
  
Olivella lactea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Olivoidea

Genus
  
Olivella

Rank
  
Species

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Olivella lactea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

It has been found off La Guajira along the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia., in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

References

Olivella lactea Wikipedia