Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871) is a animal in the Olividae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871)

Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871)

Olivella pusilla is a species of small marine dwarf olive sea snail in the family Olividae.

Family
Genus
Olivella
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871)

Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871) is a species of small sea snail. It is classified as a marine gastropod mollusk, belonging to the subfamily Olivellinae within the family Olividae, which is commonly known as the olive snails. Species that are placed in the genus Olivella are commonly referred to as dwarf olives.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Olividae Olivella

More from Olividae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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