Olivella tergina
Shell of Olivella tergina (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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O. tergina
Binomial name
Olivella tergina
(Duclos, 1835)[1]

Olivella tergina 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]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mexico to Panama and Peru -
West coast of The Americas.

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