Olivella klappenbachi
| Olivella klappenbachi | |
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| Shell of Olivella klappenbachi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivella |
| Species: | O. klappenbachi
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| Olivella klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003[1]
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Olivella klappenbachi 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] The species was described from specimens collected off southeastern Brazil at a depth of 610 m.[3]
Type locality
South of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (23°47′S, 42°10′W), at a depth of 610 m.[3]
Description
The shell is medium-sized for the genus, reaching a length of about 6 mm. It is obconic in shape with a low to very low spire and a broad, channeled suture. The shell coloration is described as dirty cream, with a white aperture and parietal callus.[2]
The parietal callus is well developed and opaque, sometimes forming a rounded projection near the end of the aperture. The pillar structure is simple, bearing a single fold at the posterior end and otherwise smooth. The protoconch is relatively large and rounded, with a blunt apex. The operculum and radula are unknown, as only empty shells were collected.[2]
Distribution
This deep-sea species occurs off southeastern Brazil, where it has been collected at depths of around 610 m.[2]
Remarks
Olivella klappenbachi is distinguished from similar species such as Olivella riosi by its more stout, whirligig-shaped shell, a thicker parietal callus, and a proportionally larger protoconch.[2]
References
- ^ Absalao & Pimenta. 2003. Zoosystema 25 (2): 177–185. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Olivella klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Absalão, R.S.; Pimenta, A.D. (2003). "A new subgenus and three new species of Brazilian deep water Olivella Swainson, 1831 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Olivellidae) collected by the RV Marion Dufresne in 1987". Zoosystema. 25 (2): 177–185. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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