Orange-Mouth Olive

Oliva sericea

• Group: Other

A glossy, polished shell sets the orange mouth olive apart as it plows through shallow sandy flats. It is a carnivore and scavenger, hunting buried prey and feeding on the remains of other sea animals it finds in the sand.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae › Oliva

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208391.