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Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
The lettered olive, Oliva sayana, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olive shells, olive snails, or olives. Very good eater for Polychaeta worms.
The shell coloration can vary from cream to a greyish exterior with reddish-brown zigzag markings. The common name of this species is derived from the darker surface markings that sometimes resemble letters.
This Olive snail is a carnivore: it captures bivalves, gastropods and small crustaceans with its foot and takes them below the sand surface to digest.
Synonymised names:
Americoliva sayana (Ravenel, 1834)
Oliva (Americoliva) sayana Ravenel, 1834· accepted, alternate representation
Oliva contoyensis Petuch, 1988
Oliva sayana sarasotensis Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Oliva sayana sayana Ravenel, 1834
Oliva sayana texana Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Direct children (3):
Subspecies Oliva sayana sarasotensis Petuch & Sargent, 1986 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
Subspecies Oliva sayana sayana Ravenel, 1834 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
Subspecies Oliva sayana texana Petuch & Sargent, 1986 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
The lettered olive, Oliva sayana, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olive shells, olive snails, or olives. Very good eater for Polychaeta worms.
The shell coloration can vary from cream to a greyish exterior with reddish-brown zigzag markings. The common name of this species is derived from the darker surface markings that sometimes resemble letters.
This Olive snail is a carnivore: it captures bivalves, gastropods and small crustaceans with its foot and takes them below the sand surface to digest.
Synonymised names:
Americoliva sayana (Ravenel, 1834)
Oliva (Americoliva) sayana Ravenel, 1834· accepted, alternate representation
Oliva contoyensis Petuch, 1988
Oliva sayana sarasotensis Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Oliva sayana sayana Ravenel, 1834
Oliva sayana texana Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Direct children (3):
Subspecies Oliva sayana sarasotensis Petuch & Sargent, 1986 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
Subspecies Oliva sayana sayana Ravenel, 1834 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
Subspecies Oliva sayana texana Petuch & Sargent, 1986 accepted as Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834
