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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Olive Snails

Olive Snail Shells
Olive snails (Oliva sayana), are gastropods like other snails. The ones in the pictures are lettered olives, there are other varieties too that I do not have pictures of like the netted olive (Oliva reticularis), and several smaller varieties. Lettered olives can grow up to 2 1/2 inches in length. The second olive in the picture is fossilized.
Live Olive Snail