Oliva carolinensis (specimens 16-17)

Specimen Name: Oliva carolinensis
Common Name: Olive snails
Specimen Code: 03GAST00016-17
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (October 2010)

Locale: Kirby Sand Pits, Timmonsville, SC, USA
Formation: Duplin Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pliocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Gastropoda – Caenogastropoda – Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda – Olivoidea – Olividae – Olivinae – Oliva – Carolinensis

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 16: Large, cigar-shaped shell – opens on the right
• Specimen 17: Small, shiny cigar-shaped shell – opens on the right

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 16: 42mm x 12mm x 14mm
• Specimen 17: 33.5mm x 10mm x 11mm