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Olivella nivea nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
Onglets principaux
Nomenclature
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Genus: OlivellaSpecies: Olivella nivea
Subspecies:
Olivella nivea nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
West Indian Dwarf Olive
Language:
Anglais
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Synonyms: 6
SUMMARY
Distribution: Tropical Atlantic realm. Tropical Northwestern Atlantic province. Bahamian ecoregion (Bahamas). Greater Antilles ecoregion (Jamaica). Eastern Caribbean ecoregion (Barbados, Martinique). Southern Caribbean ecoregion (Venezuela). Tropical Southwestern Atlantic province (Brazil). Temperate South America realm. Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic province (S to Sao Paulo State, Brazil).
The animal is of a uniform creamish colour, as hown by a photograph of a Venezuelan specimen by Boyer (1998).