Olivella (gastropod)
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Olivella, common name
Common name
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 the dwarf olives, is a genus
Genus
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 of small predatory sea snail
Snail
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s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
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 Olivellidae
Olivellidae
Olivellidae, common name the "dwarf olives", are a family of small predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells. The shells sometimes show muted but attractive colors, and may have some patterning....

, the dwarf olives. Olivella is the type genus
Type genus
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 of the family.

Description

The distinction between the shells of Olivella and Oliva
Oliva
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 is not easy to define, but species of Olivella are usually quite small, hence the genus has the common name "dwarf olive".Species of Oliva are usually larger, but there are exceptions.

The shell of Olivella usually has a keel-like twist at the anterior end of the columella
Columella
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. The wall above it may be concave or have deep furrows. The inner lip can sometimes show a deep callus, and in many cases this extends over the parietal wall to the end of the aperture. This callus formation may extend to the spire
Spire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...

 but leave the suture open. Most species have a thin, chitinous operculum, but this operculum is lacking in Olivella nivea
Olivella nivea
Olivella nivea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

 as is also the case in species of Oliva.

Species

Species in the genus Olivella include:
  • Olivella acteocina
    Olivella acteocina
    Olivella acteocina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella adelae
    Olivella adelae
    Olivella adelae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella alba
    Olivella alba
    Olivella alba is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat In Sowerby, 1871)
  • Olivella alectona
    Olivella alectona
    Olivella alectona is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835) - San Pedro dwarf olive
  • Olivella altatae
    Olivella altatae
    Olivella altatae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Burch & Campbell, 1963
  • Olivella amblia
    Olivella amblia
    Olivella amblia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Watson, 1882
  • Olivella anazora
    Olivella anazora
    Olivella anazora is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella ankeli
    Olivella ankeli
    Olivella ankeli is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Diaz & Gotting, 1990
  • Olivella apicalis
    Olivella apicalis
    Olivella apicalis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Kay, 1979
  • Olivella arionata
    Olivella arionata
    Olivella arionata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Absalão, 2000
  • Olivella aureobalteata
    Olivella aureobalteata
    Olivella aureobalteata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  • Olivella aureocincta
    Olivella aureocincta
    Olivella aureocincta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Carpenter, 1857
  • Olivella baetica
    Olivella baetica
    Olivella baetica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Carpenter, 1864 - beatic dwarf olive
  • Olivella barbenthos
    Olivella barbenthos
    Olivella barbenthos is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Recourt, 1989
  • Olivella biminiensis
    Olivella biminiensis
    Olivella biminiensis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Petuch, 2002
  • Olivella biplicata
    Olivella biplicata
    Olivella biplicata, common names the "purple dwarf olive" "purple olive shell" or "purple olivella" is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.-Distribution:...

     (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) - purple dwarf olive
  • Olivella bitleri
    Olivella bitleri
    Olivella bitleri is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella borealis
    Olivella borealis
    Olivella borealis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Golikov, 1967
  • Olivella broggi
    Olivella broggi
    Olivella broggi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella bullula
    Olivella bullula
    Olivella bullula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850) - bubble dwarf olive
  • Olivella careorugula
    Olivella careorugula
    Olivella careorugula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  • Olivella cocosensis
    Olivella cocosensis
    Olivella cocosensis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella columba
    Olivella columba
    Olivella columba is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella columellaris
    Olivella columellaris
    Olivella columellaris is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Olivella compta
    Olivella compta
    Olivella compta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella costulata
    Olivella costulata
    Olivella costulata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Paulmier, 2007
  • Olivella cymatilis
    Olivella cymatilis
    Olivella cymatilis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     S. S. Berry, 1963
  • Olivella dama
    Olivella dama
    Olivella dama is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Wood, 1828)
  • Olivella dealbata
    Olivella dealbata
    Olivella dealbata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850) - whitened dwarf olive
  • Olivella defiorei
    Olivella defiorei
    Olivella defiorei is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Klappenbach, 1964
  • Olivella diodocus
    Olivella diodocus
    Olivella diodocus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella dolichomorpha
    Olivella dolichomorpha
    Olivella dolichomorpha is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Paulmier, 2007
  • Olivella drangai
    Olivella drangai
    Olivella drangai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella ephamilla
    Olivella ephamilla
    Olivella ephamilla is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Watson, 1882
  • Olivella esther
    Olivella esther
    Olivella esther is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella exilis
    Olivella exilis
    Olivella exilis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella fimbriata 
  • Olivella fletcherae
    Olivella fletcherae
    Olivella fletcherae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     S. S. Berry, 1958
  • Olivella floralia
    Olivella floralia
    Olivella floralia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1853) - rice olive
  • Olivella formicacorsii
    Olivella formicacorsii
    Olivella formicacorsii is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Klappenbach, 1962
  • Olivella fortunei
    Olivella fortunei
    Olivella fortunei is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella fulgurata
    Olivella fulgurata
    Olivella fulgurata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Olivella fundarugata
    Olivella fundarugata
    Olivella fundarugata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Weisbord, 1962
  • Olivella fuscocincta Dall, 1889
  • Olivella gaylordi
    Olivella gaylordi
    Olivella gaylordi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Ford, 1894
  • Olivella gracilis
    Olivella gracilis
    Olivella gracilis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Broderip & Sowerby, 1828)
  • Olivella guayaquilensis
    Olivella guayaquilensis
    Olivella guayaquilensis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Bartsch, 1928
  • Olivella guildingii
    Olivella guildingii
    Olivella guildingii is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella hyphala
    Olivella hyphala
    Olivella hyphala is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  • Olivella inconspicua
    Olivella inconspicua
    Olivella inconspicua is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Olivella intorta Carpenter, 1857
  • Olivella inusta
    Olivella inusta
    Olivella inusta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     G. B. Sowerby III, 1915
  • Olivella japonica
    Olivella japonica
    Olivella japonica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Pilsbry, 1910
  • Olivella kifos
    Olivella kifos
    Olivella kifos is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Macsotai & Campos, 2001
  • Olivella klappenbachi
    Olivella klappenbachi
    Olivella klappenbachi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  • Olivella lactea
    Olivella lactea
    Olivella lactea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella lanceolata
    Olivella lanceolata
    Olivella lanceolata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella lepta
    Olivella lepta
    Olivella lepta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella lindae
    Olivella lindae
    Olivella lindae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Petuch, 1992
  • Olivella lineolata 
  • Olivella macgintyi
    Olivella macgintyi
    Olivella macgintyi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella mandarina
    Olivella mandarina
    Olivella mandarina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella marginelloides
    Olivella marginelloides
    Olivella marginelloides is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Paulmier, 2007
  • Olivella marmosa
    Olivella marmosa
    Olivella marmosa is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson & McGinty, 1958
  • Olivella mayabe
    Olivella mayabe
    Olivella mayabe is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Espinosa & Ortega, 1998
  • Olivella mica
    Olivella mica
    Olivella mica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella microspira
    Olivella microspira
    Olivella microspira is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Paulmier, 2007
  • Olivella micula
    Olivella micula
    Olivella micula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella miliacea
    Olivella miliacea
    Olivella miliacea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella miliola
    Olivella miliola
    Olivella miliola is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Olivella minuta
    Olivella minuta
    Olivella minuta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Link, 1807) - minute dwarf olive
  • Olivella miriadina
    Olivella miriadina
    Olivella miriadina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella monilifera
    Olivella monilifera
    Olivella monilifera is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella moorei
    Olivella moorei
    Olivella moorei is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Abbott, 1951
  • Olivella morrisoni
    Olivella morrisoni
    Olivella morrisoni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella mutica
    Olivella mutica
    Olivella mutica, common name the variable dwarf olive, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Say, 1822) - variable dwarf olive
  • Olivella myrmecoon
    Olivella myrmecoon
    Olivella myrmecoon is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Dall, 1912
  • Olivella nivea
    Olivella nivea
    Olivella nivea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Gmelin, 1791) - snowy dwarf olive
  • Olivella olssoni
    Olivella olssoni
    Olivella olssoni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Altena, 1971
  • Olivella orejasmirandai
    Olivella orejasmirandai
    Olivella orejasmirandai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Klappenbach, 1986
  • Olivella parva T. S. Oldroyd, 1921
  • Olivella pedroana
    Olivella pedroana
    Olivella pedroana is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Conrad, 1856)
  • Olivella perplexa
    Olivella perplexa
    Olivella perplexa is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella peterseni
    Olivella peterseni
    Olivella peterseni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella petiolita
    Olivella petiolita
    Olivella petiolita is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella plana
    Olivella plana
    Olivella plana is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella plata
    Olivella plata
    Olivella plata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Ihering, 1909)
  • Olivella poppei
    Olivella poppei
    Olivella poppei is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Bozzetti, 1998
  • Olivella prefloralia
    Olivella prefloralia
    Olivella prefloralia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  • Olivella puelcha
    Olivella puelcha
    Olivella puelcha is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella pulchella
    Olivella pulchella
    Olivella pulchella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella pulchra
    Olivella pulchra
    Olivella pulchra is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella pulicaria
    Olivella pulicaria
    Olivella pulicaria is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella pura
    Olivella pura
    Olivella pura is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella purpurata 
  • Olivella pusilla
    Olivella pusilla
    Olivella pusilla is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871) - tiny dwarf olive
  • Olivella rehderi
    Olivella rehderi
    Olivella rehderi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella riosi
    Olivella riosi
    Olivella riosi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Klappenbach, 1991
  • Olivella riverae
    Olivella riverae
    Olivella riverae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella rosolina
    Olivella rosolina
    Olivella rosolina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella rotunda
    Olivella rotunda
    Olivella rotunda is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Dall, 1889
  • Olivella rubra
    Olivella rubra
    Olivella rubra is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella rufifasciatus 
  • Olivella santacruzense
    Olivella santacruzense
    Olivella santacruzense is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Castellanos, 1965
  • Olivella scurra (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella semistriata
    Olivella semistriata
    Olivella semistriata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Gray, 1839)
  • Olivella signata
    Olivella signata
    Olivella signata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Lischke, 1869)
  • Olivella sphoni
    Olivella sphoni
    Olivella sphoni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Burch & Campbell, 1963
  • Olivella spreta
    Olivella spreta
    Olivella spreta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Gould, 1861
  • Olivella spretoides
    Olivella spretoides
    Olivella spretoides is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Yokoyama, 1922
  • Olivella stegeri
    Olivella stegeri
    Olivella stegeri is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella steveni
    Olivella steveni
    Olivella steveni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Burch & Campbell, 1963
  • Olivella strigata
    Olivella strigata
    Olivella strigata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Reeve, 1850)
  • Olivella tabulata Dall, 1889
  • Olivella tehuelcha
    Olivella tehuelcha
    Olivella tehuelcha is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella tergina
    Olivella tergina
    Olivella tergina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella thompsoni
    Olivella thompsoni
    Olivella thompsoni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Olsson, 1956
  • Olivella tunquina
    Olivella tunquina
    Olivella tunquina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella verriauxii (Duclos, 1857)
  • Olivella versicolor
    Olivella versicolor
    Olivella versicolor is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella vitilia
    Olivella vitilia
    Olivella vitilia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     Watson, 1882
  • Olivella volutella
    Olivella volutella
    Olivella volutella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Olivella volutelloides
    Olivella volutelloides
    Olivella volutelloides is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Marrat, 1871)
  • Olivella walkeri
    Olivella walkeri
    Olivella walkeri is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     S. S. Berry, 1958
  • Olivella watermani
    Olivella watermani
    Olivella watermani is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     McGinty, 1940
  • Olivella zanoeta
    Olivella zanoeta
    Olivella zanoeta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Duclos, 1835)
  • Olivella zonalis
    Olivella zonalis
    Olivella zonalis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives....

     (Lamarck, 1811)


Species brought into synonymy :
  • Olivella amoni Sterba & Lorenz, 2005 : synonym of Janoliva amoni
    Janoliva amoni
    Janoliva amoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives....

     (Sterba & Lorenz, 2005)
  • Olivella australis Tenison-Woods, 1878 : synonym of Parviterebra brazieri (Angas, 1875)
  • Olivella millepunctata Duclos, 1840 : synonym of Olivancillaria millepunctata
    Olivancillaria millepunctata
    Olivancillaria millepunctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.-External links:*...

     (Duclos, 1840)
  • 'Olivella paxillus Reeve, 1850 : synonym of Oliva nitidula
    Oliva nitidula
    Oliva nitidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives....

    Duclos, 1835

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