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Oliva australis

Oliva australis (also known as the Southern olive or Olive shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

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Description

This species has a shiny pale elongated shell that is usually decorated by purple zigzag longitudinal lines and altering brown and white markings around the top of the whorls. They can be 3 centimeters in length.

Distribution

This marine species was found in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

References

  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111

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