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Updated 1/4/2025

Family Olividae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Oliva odozona sandwicensis 



Keaukaha, Hawaii, 10 feet

HAWAIIAN OLIVE

Fairly common in coarse sand at any depth.  A rapid crawler that exudes acidic mucus to stun buried shrimp.  The degree of brown is variable among individuals within a population.  Attains 1.5 inch, 32 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  The parent species ranges throughout the Indo-West Pacific.  Formerly known as Oliva paxillus sandwicensis.