Lettered olive (Oliva sayana)

shell

ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
calcium carbonate
overall: 1-1/4 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.

Shell; Lettered olive (Oliva sayana); from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); small Lettered olive shell, scientific name Oliva sayana, cylindrical-shaped with a smooth, shiny surface and a short spire at the top, cream colored with a faint red-brown zig zag pattern.


2005.34.260

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