Netted olive
Oliva reticularis
Lamarck, 1810
Description:
The outline is a short, smooth conical spire. The last winding is by far the largest. The pattern is a zigzag pattern of lines forming a kind of netted appearance, light brown or reddish on a white background. The color of the pattern varies per locality.
Size: the shell can reach up to 6 cm, usually 4 cm.
Habitat:
Inhabit the sandy or muddier areas near patchy reefs.
Depth: ranges from 2 m down to 10 m.
Distribution:
Common to occasional all over the Caribbean.
Remarks:
The animal preys on bivalve shells, that it finds crawling around, partially buried in sand.
In most countries it is illegal to bring back these shells from holidays.