Scientific name: Callianax biplicata
Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Gastropoda → Subclass Caenogastropoda → Order Neogastropoda → Superfamily Olivoidea → Family Olividae → Subfamily Olivellinae → Genus Callianax
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine Life → Invertebrates → Sea Snails
Olive snails can extend its mantle all the way around its shell. That's why olive snail shells are shiny, compared with shells where the snail stays on the bottom.
These are often found in large numbers in the sand just past the surf zone.
