Margarites olivaceus

Margarites olivaceus, common name the eastern olive margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.


 * Subspecies:
 * Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
 * Margarites olivaceus olivaceus (Brown, 1827)

Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 4 mm.

Distribution
This species occurs in circum-arctic waters; in the North Atlantic Ocean; in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon, USA; in the Sea of Japan