Olivella costulata 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.[1]

Olivella costulata
Shell of Olivella costulata (holotype 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. costulata
Binomial name
Olivella costulata
Paulmier, 2007

Description

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Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Their embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[2]

The length of the shell attains 2.68 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Martinique.

References

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  1. ^ Olivella costulata Paulmier, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Olivella costulata". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  • Paulmier G. (2015). Les Olivellidae (Neogastropoda) des Antilles françaises. Description de quatre nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy. 8: 3-23