Tematica Conchiglie

Olivella nivea Gmelin, 1791

Phylum: Mollusca Cuvier, 1797

Classe: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795

Ordine: Neogastropoda Thiele, 1929

Famiglia: Olivellidae Latreille, 1825

Genere: Olivella Swainson, 1831

Descrizione

Misura dai 13 ai 44 mm. Il guscio ha una punta acutamente appuntita; interamente bianco o contrassegnato da due fasce di punti violacei angolati.

Diffusione

Si trova in North Carolina, USA, Colombia, C Brazil, Bermuda.

Bibliografia

–Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
–Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al. (1988) Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks, American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16.
–Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. (1998) Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed., American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26.
–Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (11 januari 2011). ”Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.”. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Läst 24 september 2012.
–ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26.

	Data: 08/09/2009 Emissione: Conchiglie marine Stato: Commonwealth of Dominica