Biology:Olivella dama

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Olivella dama
Zoological Illustrations Olivella purpurata.jpg
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O. dama
Binomial name
Olivella dama
(Mawe in Wood, 1828)[1]

Olivella dama is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[2]

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.[3]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q3141437 entry