Family Olividae Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834 Lettered olive - 65 mm Shell thick, cylindrical, with highly polished surface. Spire short. Sutures deeply incised. Aperture elongate and narrow, with notch at base. Color light-tan to light gray with darker brown, tentlike markings. Golden-yellow color variety (“citrina”) seldom found off Sanibel. Video clip of live Oliva sayana
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