Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Olivellidae Scientific name Olivella petiolita | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Olivoidea Genus Olivella Rank Species | |
Similar Olivella nivea, Olivella dama, Olivella minuta, Olivella, Olivella biplicata | ||
Olivella petiolita is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, commonly known as the dwarf olives.
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Description
The "Olivella petiolita" is a species of mollusk that has a small, oblong shell which comes to a conical point on the front end, this is similar to other marine snail shells. They have brown patterning on the middle section of their shells that can range from a chevron patterning to a random dispersement of lines and blotches to many more varieties. Their common size is 13mm, though they can naturally grow larger than these.
Distribution
The Olivella petiolita can be found in widely distributed, over the seas of the Western Hemisphere. They live in the tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea and can be found off the coasts of Colombia, San Andres, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico, but these shells have been found as far south as Argentina, so it is likely that they live wherever the waters are warm enough.