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Oliva caerulea (Röding, 1798) Purplemouth olive |
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| Family: | Olividae (olive shells) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm ShH (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia. | |||
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| Biology: | Mainly collected for its shell (Ref. 349). Burrows in sand flats of shallow sublittoral zone (Ref. 349). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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