Oliva australis

Oliva australis (also known as the Southern olive or Olive shell ) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.


 * Subspecies:
 * Oliva australis australis Duclos, 1835
 * Oliva australis pallescens Petuch & Sargent, 1986

Description
This species has a shiny pale elongated shell that is usually decorated by purple zigzag longitudinal lines and altering brown and white markings around the top of the whorls. They can be 3 centimeters in length.

Distribution
This marine species was found in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands Saint Pierre and Miquelon.