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Oliva annulata
Also referred to as Oliva amethystina, a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae (the olives).
Indo-Pacific distribution, at depths of 1 to 48m.
Spotted this cone-shaped sea shell at the Dayang Beach dive site, Talikud Island, Samal, Philippines. It measured 3.5cm in length.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 17, 2012
5 Comments
Gerardo - it would've been much nicer if it were still alive, no?
Very nice :)
Thanks very much for the info, Livan! :)
Looks to me like one of the Oliva annulata varieties.
It's an Oliva species (Olive shell). Don't know which. Look through here...have fun lol:
http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/Fa...