title: Olivella nivea
text: # Olivella nivea
  
  Olivella nivea, the snowy dwarf olive, 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.
  
  ## Description
  
  The shell has an acutely pointed tip; entirely white, or marked by two bands of angulated purplish spots.
  
  