Common name of Olivella minuta
 
Common Name Minute dwarf olive
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier mod. for size
2nd Modifier mod. for size
Remarks 'olive', from Latin 'oliva', from Greek 'elaia', i.e., evergreen tree Olea europaea cultivated for its drupe-shaped fruit.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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