Olivella lepta
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| Shell of Olivella lepta (syntype at MNHN. Paris) | |
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| Family: | Olivellidae
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| Species: | O. lepta
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| Olivella lepta (Duclos, 1835)[1]
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Oliva lepta Duclos, 1835 (original combination) | |
Olivella lepta is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 8 and 12 mm (0.3 and 0.5 in).
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Southern Japan and off Taiwan.
References[]
- ^ Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivella lepta (Duclos, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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Categories:
- Olivellidae
- Gastropods described in 1835
- Olivellidae stubs