Oliva australis


Oliva australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
;Subspecies:Oliva australis australis Duclos, 1835Oliva australis pallescens Petuch & Sargent, 1986

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.