Olivella esther

Olivella esther
Shell of Olivella esther (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species:
O. esther
Binomial name
Olivella esther
(Duclos, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva columba Duclos, 1835
  • Oliva esther Duclos, 1835 (original combination)
  • Olivella columba (Duclos, 1835)

Olivella esther 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.[2]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Olivella esther (Duclos, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.