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blood olive

Oliva reticulata

Classification

Family
Olividae

Oliva reticulata, common name the blood olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olive snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 32 mm and 50 mm. The shell of the snail forms as a deep orange columella with a black pattern on the body whorl.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 5