Jaspidella jaspidea

Author
Gmelin, 1791
Common Names
  • Jasper Dwarf Olive

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
13 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • seagrass
References

  • Abbott, R. T. 1951. New deep-water olivellas from Florida, with notes on the O. jaspidea-nivea complex. The Nautilus 64(4): 110–116, pl. 6.

  • Hicks, D. W., N. C. Barrera, and J. W. Tunnell, Jr. 2001. Ecological distribution of shallow-water Mollusca on the Alacrán Reef, Campeche Bank, Yucatan, Mexico. Texas Conchologist 38(1): 7–30.

  • Olsson, A. A. 1956. Studies in the genus Olivella. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 108: 155–225, pls. 8–16.

  • Sterba, G. H. W. 2004. Olividae: a collectors guide. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany. 172 pp.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-25-2024.

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