Olivella microspira

Olivella microspira is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives.[1]

Olivella microspira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olivellidae
Genus:
Olivella
Species:
O. microspira
Binomial name
Olivella microspira
Paulmier, 2007

Description

Members of this order are predominantly gonochoric broadcast spawners. Members grow from the embryonic stage to planktonic trochophore larvae to juvenile veligers before reaching their adult stage.[2]

Distribution

O. microspira is a demersal sea snail and can be found in the tropical regions of the Western Atlantic.[3]

References
  1. Olivella microspira Paulmier, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  2. Palomares, M.L.D.; Pauly, D. "Olivella microspira - Paulmier, 2007". SeaLifeBase. Sea Life Base. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Palomares, M.L.D.; Pauly, D. "Olivella microspira - Paulmier, 2007". SeaLifeBase. Sea Life Base. Retrieved 21 January 2021.


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