Tricolor Olive
Oliva tricolor
- Group: Other
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
This olive snail lives on sand flats around the low tide mark, its polished tricoloured shell prized by collectors. Like others in its family it burrows through the sand hunting small animals, sealing in the gloss as it goes.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae › Oliva
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 448160.
FAQ
- Is the Tricolor Olive dangerous to divers?
- The Tricolor Olive is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tricolor Olive get?
- The Tricolor Olive grows to about 6 cm.