Olivella exilis explained

Olivella exilis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives.

The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain.

Description

The length of this species attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas; the Greater Antilles Guadeloupe and off Southeastern Florida, USA.

References

• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp., 547 pp
• Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Bonillo C. & Bouchet P., 2017. Returning to the roots: morphology, molecular phylogeny and classification of the Olivoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180: 493-541