Shell Family
Glossy cylindrical gastropods of the family Olividae, including the lettered olive — South Carolina's state shell.
Smooth polished surface with a very short spire and long narrow aperture. Cream to grey base overlaid with fine zigzag or lettered markings.
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Species
Americoliva sayana
A member of the Olive Shell family.
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