Olivella exilis (Marrat 1871)

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.^[2]

The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain. ^[2]

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