Miniaceoliva caerulea (Röding, 1798)

Distribution: Western Indo-Pacific realm. Western Indian Ocean province (Mozambique. Madagascar. Tanzania. Zanzibar. Reunion. Seychelles. Comores. Mauritius). Central Indo-Pacific realm. South China Sea province (Taiwan). Sunda Shelf proviince (Vietnam). Western Coral Triangle province. Eastern Philippines ecoregion (Philippines). Lesser Sunda ecoregion (Bali, Indonesia). Tropical Southwestern Pacific province (Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia). Northwest Australian Shelf province (Western Australia). Sahul Shelf province (Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, Australia) Northeast Australian Shelf province (Offshore Australian islands in Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia).

An easily recogniseable species characterised by its bright purple aperture. It is is a shallow water species, occurring from the intertidal zone to moderate depths (< 30 m).

RV 7202. Madagascar, Toliara. Scale bar is 1 cm.