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NOTE: The big attraction with the Olividae HAS to be the extreme variability of local populations- like snowflakes, almost no two Olive critters are alike!! Almost more than any other family, they lend themselves to wonderfully attractive variation sets, which I dearly love to assemble (despite the time involved!!). The beauty of population variability is that the more common the species, the easier it is to get hundreds of them together, and just select the best and most different. So, if you like variety in you life, why not try this gastronomically-named bunch? You could be plesantly surprised!! |
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Stock # # Available Name Description Locality $USD
...34216...(1)....Agaronia testacea Lamarck, 1811....52mm. F++. Elongate & elegant, with pattern of fine axial lines in shades of gray...Mexico...$5 (1 available)
....27931...(2)...Agaronia travassosi Morretes, 1938....66 to 70 mm, F++. Nice, big, typically patterned examples...Brazil...$11 (2 available)
....3636...(1)...Amalda ampla Gmelin, 1791...37.5, 38mm, F++ Friendly GIANTS...India...$8 (1 available)
....3638...(pairs)...Amalda ampla Gmelin, 1791.....38 - 32mm, F++. Good pairs......India...$7 (3 pairs available)
....3639...(1)...Amalda ampla Gmelin, 1791....27mm, F+/F++. Amost white...India...$7 (1 available)
....3577...(1)...Amalda mammilata Hinds, 1844....34, 31mm, F++.w/o. Light - colored normals...New Zealand...$5 (1 available)
NEW...34449...(1)...Amalda sp.....61mm. F+ nicely. Apricot pastel banded & highly elongate...Thailand...$12 (1 available)
....33280...(7)...Amalda species....55 to 68mm. F+. Large for the Genus, elongate & high spired, subtly banded in various orange & tan shades...Philippines...$23 (7 available)
....23446...(1)...Amalda sp...32mm, F++. Similar to A. ampla but a lovely cinnamon brown colour..Zanzibar..$15 (1 available)
....32931...(7)...Amalda species....25 to 28mm. F++. Neat little slate gray Olividae with yellowish apex & dark brown fasciolar band...Peru...$14 (7 available)
....27772...(1)...Ancilla dimidiata Sowerby, 1850....28mm, F++. Pretty colour form of this little Olividae, banded in cream & orange...Brazil...$39 (1 available)
....28612...(1)...Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758....63mm, F++. Banded in pastel orange, with intriguing folded deep umbilicus...Venezuela...$15 (1 available)
....27774...(2)...Ancilla josecarloi Pastorino, 2003....10 to 11 mm, F++. Miniature white recently described species...Brazil...$18 (2 available)
....23067...(1)...Ancilla mauritania Sowerby, 1830 ...43, 44mm, F+ (lips) Decent still. Very uncommon species ...Somalia ...$15 (1 available)
....25526...(1)...Ancilla rubiginosa albocallosa Lieshke, 1874....71mm, F++ w/o. World Record Size for the form!!! ...South China Sea...$100 (1 available)
....26682...(7)...Amalda rubiginosa albocallosa Lieshke, 1874....61 to 65mm, F++ to Gem-. Big beautifu, seldom-sold form of a rare species - fawn with brown fasciole & apex, complete with intact lips & a white apical callus...China...$32 (7 available)
....26683...(4)...Amalda rubiginosa albocallosa Lieshke, 1874....56 to 62mm, F+ nicely. Discount specimens of this large Olividae, good colour but with slightly rough lips...China...$15 (4 available)
....3228...(pair)...Ancillacinnamonea Lamark , 1801....32.5mm, F++. HIGH-contrast cinnamon-bun pair...India...$13/pair (1 pair available)
....1604...(pr)...Ancillaacinnamonea Lamark , 1801....26-27mm, F++. Contrasting pairs...India...$7/pair (1 pair available)
....26499...(1)...Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758....43mm, F++. Pretty pastel orange shades...Venezuela...$8 (1 available)
....24570...(1)...Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758....60mm, F++. Glorious specimen, well callused & with a unique umbillical slit...Caribbean...$12 (1 available)
....22879...(1)...Ancilla sp....32mm, F+. Golden tan with extremely high spire...India...$8 (1 available)
....33539...(1)...Billoliva (?) lacanientai Greifeneder & Blocher, 1985....15mm. F++. Rare, recently described mini-olive with high spire like an Ancila & pink, mammilate apex...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....22479...(5prs)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791....25 to 35mm, F++. Pleasant purplish peppered pairs...Solomon Islands...$5/pair (5 pairs available)
....19144...(4)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791...27 to 29mm, F++. Cream with purple-brown little tents...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....20668...(set)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791...25 to 36mm, F++. Good 4 piece display set shows lovely pattern variations...Philippines...$8/set (1 set available)
....15958...(pr)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791....37 - 44mm, F++. High-contrast pair! Good size..Australia...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....15962...(3)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791....33 - 39mm, Gem. Cream with purple-brown tents..Solomon Islands...$3 (3 available)
....12781...(1)...Oliva annulataGmelin, 1791...28 mm, F+. Tan & mauve tents..Bali...$2 (1 available)
....15088...(2)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791...35 - 36mm, F++. Tan & mauve with brown tents..Tobago...$2 (2 available)
....18588...(4)...Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791...30 to 35mm, F++/G. Typical form. Purple to brown triangles with cream tents...Solomon Islands...$2.50 (4 available)
....12780...(3)...Oliva annulata amethystina Roding, 1798...34 - 37mm, F++ cream with tan & purple tents. very nice!..French Polynesia...$5 takes all three. (3 available)
...28934...(3)...Oliva annulata carnicolor Dautzenberg, 1927....40 to 44mm, F++. Glorious pastel canteloup orange, with thick, solid lip...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
...28934...(3)...Oliva annulata carnicolor Dautzenberg, 1927....40 to 44mm, F++. Glorious pastel canteloup orange, with thick, solid lip...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....28090...(5)...Oliva annulata fm. carnicolor Dautzenberg, 1927....39 to 44mm, F++. Pretty pastel orange-pink colour form...Philippines...$4 (5 available)
....16557...(7)...Oliva annulata intricata Dautzenberg, 1927...31 - 37mm, F++. Nice normal specimens...Philippines...$2 (7 available)
NOTE: As with all the sets i like to offer, these assemblages are carefully composed, to display as distinct a subset of the variation in given local populations as possible. I have fun putting them together, and i think you will also enjoy them!
.......27194...(set)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....29 to 40mm, F++. 6 piece set shows colour & pattern variability...Tanzania...$18/set (1 set available)
...24520...(2 sets)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....37 to 47mm. F++. 7 piece sets showing a wide range of colour patterns...India...$20/set (2 sets available)
....27111...(1)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....43 mm, F++. Large, fat typical form specimen with brown zig-zag lines on cream...Tanzania...$3 (1 available)
....25854...(set)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....36 to 39mm, F+ to F++. 3 piece set patterned in a great variety of spots , bands & zig-zag lines...Philippines...$7/set (1 set available)
....20669...(set)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1791...23 to 27mm, F++. Amazing variability in this 4 piece set...$9/set (1 set available)
....19145...(set)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798...28 to 38mm, F++. Sets of three pattern variations of brown & white...Madagascar...$7/set (1 set available)
....31712...(2sets)...Oliva bulbosa fabagina Lamarck, 1811....23 to 38mm, F++. 4 piece sets in colours from nearly black to nearly white, with patterns of bands and tents...Tanzania...$7/set (2 sets available)
....27113...(1)...Oliva bulbosa fm. tuberosa Roding, 1791....32mm, F++. Pretty colour form with 2 orange spiral bands...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....24068...(5)...Oliva buloui Sowerby, 1887...18 to 20mm, F++ to gem. Pretty pattern in cinnamon brown on yellow...Papua New Guinea...$9 (5 available)
....15967....(6 pr)...Oliva caldania Duclos, 1835...10 -16mm, F++. Pairs. Beige with fine tan zig-zag lines..Australia...$4/pair (6 pairs available)
....24069...(3pr)...Oliva caldania Duclos, 1835...12 to 16mm, F++. Gold zig-zag lines over cream. Pattern pairs...Australia...$5/pair (3 pairs available)
....18597...(set)...Oliva caldania Duclos, 1835...12 to 19mm, F++. 5 piece sets, white to tan with variable brown zig-zags...Australia...$9/set (1 set available)
....22480...(4st)...Oliva caldania Duclos, 1835...12 to 15mm, F+. Cute 4 piece sets showing a variety of zig-zag patterns...$7/set (4 sets available)
....22483...(set)...Oliva carneola Gmelin, 1791...13 to 18mm, F+ to F++. Terrific 10 piece set in a wide range of colours...Papua New Guinea...$20/set (1 set available)
....22484A...(pr)...Oliva carneola Gmelin, 1791...13 to 15mm, F+ to F++. Pairs...Papua New Guinea...$3/pair (1 pair available)
....19146...(2set)...Oliva carneola Gmelin, 1791...17 to 20mm, F++. 3 light to dark pattern variations per set...Philippines...$5/set (2 sets available)
....28933...(8prs)...Oliva carneola bizonalis Dautzenberg, 1927....17 to 24mm, F++. Pretty pairs, banded with pastel yellow & orange on white...Philippines...$3/pair. (8 pr. available)
....15966...(3pr)...Oliva carneola cf. bizonalis Dautz, 1927...14 - 18mm, Gem. Delightfully variable pastel orange & white banded..Solomons...$5/pair (3 pairs available)
sold...Oliva carnicolor Dautzenberg, 1927....40 to 44mm, F++. Glorious pastel canteloup orange, with thick, solid lip...Philippines...retained for photo
....22485...(4)...Oliva carnicolor Dautzenberg, 1927...35 to 45mm, F++. Great specimens in shades of cantelope orange...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
........1650...(set)...Oliva caroliniana Duclos, 1835 ... 20-22mm, GEM. High-contrast sets of 6. Zanzibar...$19 (1 set available)
....31902A...(1)...Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871....53mm, F++. Big, boldly patterned specimen...Brazil...$6 (1 available)
...sold...Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871...39 - 48mm, F++ yellowish-green with brown tent marks..Brazil...Retained for the photo
....28245...(1)...Oliva duclosi Reeve, 1850....12mm, F+. Pinkish & petite deep water species...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....18599...(prs)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810...48 to 57 mm, F++. Large & lovely, with dark purple aperature: Contrast pairs...Australia...$7/pair (4 pairs available)
....18598...(4)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810...42 to 44mm, F++. Cream with a few gray-brown zig-zags & rich purple interior...Australia...$3 (4 available)
....22487...(4pr)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810....36 to 44mm, F++. Pairs showing pattern variability...Australia...$3/pair (4 pairs available)
....33052...(set)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810....38 to 41mm. F++. 3 piece pattern variation set with deep purple interiors...Solomon Islands...$9/set (1 set available)
....33053...(set)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810....36 to 37mm. F++. 3 piece variation set, cream with various purple spotted zig-zag patterns...Solomon Islands...$8/set (1 set available)
....33054...(set)...Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, 1810....33 to 35mm. F++. smaller 3 piece heavily speckled pattern variation set ...Solomon Islands...$7/set (1 set available)
....27160...(3)...Oliva flammulata verdensis Petuch & Sargent, 1987....28 to 34mm, F++. Pretty, subtly brown speckled endemic form...Cape Verde Islands...$4 (3 available)
sold...Oliva incrassata Lightfoot, 1786....49 & 50mm, F++. Excellent, good-sized contrast-pair...Mexico...retained for photo
....26097...(3)...Oliva incrassata Lightfoot, 1786....48 to 56mm, F++. Fully mature, with thick, heavy lip & brown on cream patterns...Mexico...$6 (3 available)
....24887...(pr)...Oliva incrassata Lightfoot, 1786....47mm, F++. Thick, fully adult lips...Panama...$5/pair (1 pair available)
...24072...(2)...Oliva lamberti Jousseaume, 1884...55 to 60mm, F++. The Coral Sea form, with orange zig-zag axial lines & 3 intermittent purple bands...Australia...$8 (2 available)
....22490...(9)...Oliva lamberti Jousseaume, 1884...45 to 53mm, F++. Nice singles in purple & bright orange...Australia...$5 (9 available)
...32317...(1)...Oliva lignaria Marrat, 1868....53mm. F+. Creamy white & elongate, with rich brown spots & v's...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....18600...(5sets)...Oliva lignaria Marrat, 1868...39 to 46mm, F+++. 3 piece sets with different degrees of banding...Australia...$9/set (5 sets available)
....17651...(set)...Oliva lignaria Marrat, 1868...39 - 44mm, F+. 4 piece pattern variation set...Australia...$9/set (1 set available)
....17652...(set)...Oliva lignaria Marrat, 1868...39 - 45mm, F+. 3 piece variation sets...Australia...$7/set (1 set available)
....18592...(7)...Oliva lignaria fordi Johnson, 1910...40 to 44mm, F++. Unusually diverse shades of brown on these ones...Australia..$5 (7 available)
...31210...(2)...Oliva livida Johnson, 1911....33 to 40 mm, F++. Axially patterned in shades of tan brown...Peru...$5 (2 available)
....31460...(pr)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798....77 and 80mm, F++. Nice size light and dark pair, the darker one approaching the saturata form...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....33056...(+)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798....46 to 64mm. F++. With an assortment of spotted & banded patterns...Solomon Islands...$5 for 2 (10 available)
....32429...(pair)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798....71 & 75mm. F++. Great colour pair, one mottled in dark chocolate brown, the other banded in cinnamon brown...Philippines...$5/pair (1 available)
....22496...(1set)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...57 to 63mm, F++. 3 different patterns, all with orange apperture...Solomon Islands...$7/set (1 set available)
....20671...(2)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...59 to 64mm, F++. Good, hefty specimens...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....20672...(pr)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...55 & 57mm, F++. Nicely contrasting pair...Philippines...$4/pair (1 pair available)
....15090...(4)...Oliva minacea Roding, 1798...66 - 76mm, F++/Gem. Good ones!..Philippines...$4 (4 available)
....15091...(2)...Oliva minacea Roding, 1798...55 - 60mm, F++/Gem. cream & mauve-brown with orange mouth..Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....15920...(pr)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...50 mm, F++. STRIKING high-contrast pair..Philippines...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....18817...(2)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...69 & 75mm, F++. Brown marked on tan with rich orange apperture...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....3501...(1)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798....36 mm, Gem. Orange apperture & rich purple markings...Guam...$3 (1 available)
....18756...(set)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...43 to 51mm, F++. Set of 3 different banding patterns, all with rich orange mouths...Fiji...$5/set (1 set available)
....18758...(3)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...55 to 61mm, F++. Cream, axial brown lines & bands & bright orange appertures...Solomon Islands...$3 (3 available)
....18759...(3)...Oliva miniacea Roding, 1798...67 to 70mm, F++. Good big specimens with rich orange mouths...Solomon Islands...$5 (3 available)
...32319...(1)...Oliva miniacea marrati Johnson, 1910....60mm. F++. The solid dark chocolate brown colour form. Nice!...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30079...(1)...Oliva miniacea fm. saturata Dautzenberg, 1927....80 mm, F+ high. Saturate YOUR Olividae collection......Similar to the typical form, with more intense lines & darker bands...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22787...(set)...Oliva oliva Linne, 1758...26 to 39mm, F++/Gem. 16 piece sets, showing oodles of pattern variations & forms...Philippines...$22/set (1 set available)
...26054...(1)...Oliva olivaLinne, 1758....23mm. F++. Absolutely pure white albino...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....18766...(sets)...Oliva oliva Linne, 1758...29 to 36mm, F+. 5 piece sets of the nominate colour form. Nice variation sets...Philippines...$5 (2 sets available)
....18553...(prs)...Oliva oliva fm. algida Vanatta, 1915...33 to 35mm, F++. light orange & black speckled pairs...Philippines...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....18764...(pr)...Oliva oliva fm. broderipi Duclos, 1857...23 to 28mm, F+ high. light orange & black speckled pairs...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....18770...(1pr)...Oliva oliva fm. stellata Duclos, 1835...32 to 40mm, F++. Pearly white, some with dark brown specks...Philippines...$5 pair (1 pairs. available)
NEW...35090...(1)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975....26mm. F++. Scarce Olive prettily mottled in orange-pink...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....29368...(2)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975....23mm, F++. Lovely orange-pink mottling & axial shoulder flames...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....31170...(1)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975....21.5mm, F++. Fresh & darkly mottled in deep rose pink...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....27664...(1)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975....22 mm, F++. Buy this guy to park in your collection...Philippines...$7
....24070...(1)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975...15 to 18mm, F++. Unusual shoulder ridges, mottled & lined in deep pink...Papua New Guinea...$6 (1 available)
....22179...(1)...Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975...20 to 24mm, F++. Pronounced subsutural ridge & lovely pink on cream pattern...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
NEW...34590...pr...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811....34 & 38mm. F++. Nice extreme pair of the nominate form, with fine light & dark speckled patterns...Peru...$7/pair (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811
NEW...34585...1set...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811....38 to 45mm. F++. Neat 3 piece sets, one regular, one castanea & one fulgurata form...Peru...$14/set (1 set available)
....31212...(+)...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811....36 to 40mm, F+/F++. Finely mottled in purple-brown...Peru...$4 (12 available)
....31715...(pr)...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811....29, 34mm, F+ high. Decent pair showing pattern variability...Chile...$7/pair (1 pair available)
....30385...(9)...Oliva peruviana Lamarck, 1811....35 to 41mm, F++. Evenly speckled in tan & cream, with broad, heavy shoulders...Peru...$4 (9 available)
....31211...(+)...Oliva peruviana fm. fulgurata Martens, 1869....32 to 41mm, F+/F++. Striking colour form in which the typical mottling is replaced by bold brown on cream axial zig-zag lines...Peru...$5 (12 available)
...30384A..pr...Oliva peruviana fulgurata Martens, 1869....36 to 43mm, F++. EXTREME pair! (Do not confuse with O. fulgurator Roding)...Peru...$14/pair (1 pair available)
....22383...(prs)...Oliva peruviana fulgurator Roding, 1798...36 to 40mm, F+++. Nicely patterned pairs...Ave de Barlavento...$30/pair (2 pairs available)
...31210...(3)...Oliva peruviana livida Johnson, 1911....33 to 40mm. F++. Axially patterned in shades of tan brown...Peru...$5 (3 available)
Sold...Oliva polpasta Duclos,1835...40mm, Gem. Big, thick lipped & with a wild zig-zag pattern...Panama...retained for photo
....22372...(1)...Oliva polpasta Duclos,1835...36 mm, F+++. Typical singles...Panama...$3 (1 available)
sold...Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811....30, 40mm, F++. Good pair, showing fine zig-zag patterns in purple-pink...Cuba...retained for photo
....12785...(4prs)...Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1810...27 - 31mm, F++. light & dark phase pairs. cream & purple-brown..Bahamas...$4 (4 prs available)
....19432...(set)...Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811...29 to 34mm, F+. Nice 5 piece sets show subtle pattern differences...Bahamas...$8/set (1 set available)
....12790...(4)...Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1810...25 - 33mm, F++. typical tan on cream form..Bahamas...$2.50 (4 available)
...23512...(1)...Oliva reticularis fm. bifasciata Kuster, 1878....39 to 41mm. F++. STRIKING!! (and rare too!)...Curacao...$23 (1 available)
....1603...(1)...Oliva reticularis Var ?? Lamark, 1811....27 mm, F++. Albinistic- almost no pattern at all...Bahamas... $8 (1 available)
....27052...(7)...Oliva reticularis fm. tisiphona Duclos, 1844....55 to 58mm, F++. Big specimens of this form with purple-gray zig-zag lines over yellow-cream background...Venezuela...$14 (7 available)
....27055...(sets)...Oliva reticularis fm. tisiphona Duclos, 1844....45 to 49mm, F++. Sweet 3 piece pattern variation sets...Venezuela...$40/set (2 available)
....22498...(set)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798....39 to 45mm, F++. 4 piece sets, with a variety of zig-zag patterns, & bright orange columella...Solomon Islands...$7/set (1 set available)
....20673...(pr)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798...43mm, F++. chunky light & dark pair...Philippines...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....20674...(3)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798...40 to 42mm, F++. Orange columella & fine zig-zag patterns...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....18775...(2pr)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798...28 to 38mm, F++. Pattern variation pairs...Philippines...$3/pair (2 pairs available)
....15955...(1pr)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798...40 - 46mm, F++. Good contrast, cream with zig-zag markings & orange columella..Solomon Islands...$4/pair+1 (1 pair available)
....17642...(3)...Oliva reticulata Roding, 1798...29 - 34mm, F+. White with pinkish-tan tents...Bahamas...$2 (3 available)
...30264...(3)...Oliva rufula Duclos, 1835....32 to 34mm. F++. Lovely pattern of spiral zig-zag bands...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....16756...(2 prs)...Oliva rufula Duclos, 1835...30 - 33mm, F+. Same pattern, sharp lip...Philippines...$3/pair (2 prs. available)
....32432...(1)...Oliva rufula Duclos, 1835....33mm. F++. Nicely banded in cream & tan...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....31903A...(pr)...Oliva rufula Duclos, 1835....26 & 32mm, F+/F++. Neat pair, small one with bold zig-zags, large one with dark brown back...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....16755...(4)...Oliva rufula Duclos, 1835...30 - 34mm, F++. Brown & tan zig-zag patterns, good thick lip...Philippines...$2.50 (4 available)
....30662...(pr)...Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834....36 & 41mm, F++. Dark form pair, with brown markings & purple apperture...Texas...$4/pair (1 pair available)
....31717...(set)...Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834....35, 41 and 44mm, F+/F++. Nice 3 piece growth and pattern series, showing increased darkness with size...Texas...$5/set (1 set available)
sold...Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834...35 to55mm, F+/F++. Intricate patterns of brown on cream...Florida...retained for photo
....19149...(4)...Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834...39 to 45mm, F++. White with fine network of lines & v's. Good adult specimens...Florida...$3 (4 available)
...18776...(10)..Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834...35 to55 mm, F+/F++. Intricate patterns of brown on cream...Florida...3 for $5 (10 available)
....33528...(5)...Oliva cf scripta Lamarck, 1811....41 to 48mm. F+. Cream with fine, tan mottling & bands of brown zig-zags...Guyana...$4 (5 available)
....29935...(1)...Oliva sericea Roding, 1798....69mm, F+. Nice fine detailed tented & banded pattern...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30155...(1)...Oliva sericea Roding, 1798....69mm, F++. Busy pattern of fine brown lines & tiny white tents...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....18780...(1)...Oliva sericea Roding, 1798...58 mm, F++. Cream with fine tan markings...Philippines...$3.50 (1 available)
....18411...(1)...Oliva sericea Roding, 1798...53 mm, F++. Cream with brown squiggles & bands. apperture yellowish cream...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
...33210...(1)...Oliva sericea textilina Lamarck, 1811....95mm. F++. Huge specimen with axial brown squiggled pattern which becomes gerontic approaching the lip...Tanzania...$35 (1 available)
....3223...(3)...Oliva sidella Duclos, 1835....20 - 22mm, Gem.ODD, interesting white and very light brown (form todosina)...India...$3 (3 available)
....22789...(prs)...Oliva sidella fm. todosina Duclos, 1835...22 to 26mm, F++. High-contrast pairs...India...$5/pair (7 pairs available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE...Oliva spicata Roding, 1798
...34248...(1)....Oliva spicata Roding, 1798....46mm. F++. Elongate, with brown axial zig-zags & cream arrows...Mexico...$4 (1 available)
...34586A...(2)...Oliva spicata Roding, 1798....30
to 35 mm. F++. Great specimens, richly speckled & with flamules at the sutures...Peru...$4
(2 available)
....25599...(1)...Oliva cf. splendidula Sowerby, 1825....28 mm, F++. Intricate tented patterns arranged in broad bands...Costa Rica...$6 (1 available)
....22501...(4sets)...Oliva tesselata Lamarck, 1811...18 to 22mm, F++. 5 piece sets, cream, with 5 different patterns & shades...Solomon Islands...$9/set (4 sets available)
....15965...(4pr)...Oliva tessellata Lamarck, 1811....17 - 22mm, Gem. Cream with purple spots & purple apperture...Solomon Islands...$4/pair (4 pairs available)
....18603...(7 sets)...Oliva tessellata Lamarck, 1811...16 to 23mm, F++. Sets of 3. Cream with brown to black spots & rich purple interior...Solomon Islands...$5/set (7 sets available)
....28744...(1)...Oliva tremulina concinna Marrat, 1871....46 mm, F++. Tan, with fine brown spiral lines, white apperture & orange fasciole. Scarce...Solomon Islands...$20
sold...Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811...37 to 45mm, F++. Great 5 piece sets showing variability of pattern, banding, & colour...Philippines...retained for photo
....30156...(1)...Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811....45mm, F++. Patterned in blue, green & orange...Philippines...$2 (1 available)
....31905A...(pr)...Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811....37 & 41mm, F+. Pattern development pair, showing stronger banding & tenting with increased size...Borneo...$4/pair (1 pair available)
....12789...(1)...Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811...46 mm, F++. Cream with orange, blue & green specks..Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....15099...(2)...Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811...46 - 51mm, F++. Cream with orange, blue & green specks..Philippines...$3 (2 available)
...31906...(1)...Oliva undatella Lamarck, 1811....13mm. F++. Amazingly lined & banded pattern on so small a shell...Mexico...$3 (1 available)
....25664...(5)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....40 to 43mm, F++. Large, fresh & dark, with great lips...India...$4 (5 available)
....18606...(2)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....39 to 47mm, F+/F++. Black form with white apperture & fasciole...Solomon Islands...$5 (2 available)
....33055...(set)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....37 to 42mm. F+ to F++. Set of 3 demonstrates development of thickened lip & body with full maturity...Solomon Islands...$12/set (1 set available)
....18787...(1)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798...44mm, F++. Black form specimen. Rich colour & tapered apex...India...$5 (1 available)
....22504...(3)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798...51 to 54mm, F++. Yellowish tan with gray markings. Big & solid...Papua New Guinea...$4 (3 available)
....22505...(5)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798...45 to 48mm, F++. The Solomons' "black" form, deep chocolate brown...Solomon Islands...$6 (5 available)
....22506...(6)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798...38 to 43mm, F++. Slightly smaller specimens of the dark Solomons' form...Solomon Islands...$5 (6 available)
....15969...(2)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....38 - 40mm, Gem. Bitter chocolate brown! almost black..Solomon Islands...$5 (2 available)
....22790...(set)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....47 to 52mm, F+++. 5 piece set shows a nice range of pattern variations...India...$15 (1 set available)
sold...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....42 to 45mm, F+++. 5 piece set -nice!...India...retained for photo
....22792...(prs)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....42 to 48mm, F+++. Nicely patterned singles...India...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....19435...(1)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....48 mm, F++. Good pattern, thick lip, well developed sutural canal...India...$4 (1 available)
....18785..(sets)...Oliva vidua Roding, 1798....31 to 41mm, F+. 3 piece sets show shape & pattern variations...India...$5/set (2 sets available)
sold...Oliva vidua albofasciata Dautzenberg, 1927...48 - 55mm, Gem. 2 piece set in shades of olive, brown & orange..Solomon Islands...retained for photo
...32318...(1)...Oliva vidua sepulturalis Lamarck, 1811(D8.2)....42 mm. F+. Light greenish-gray with patches of brown zig-zags & thickened lip...Philippines...$2 (1 available)
...33968...sets..Oliva zeigleri daMotta, 1981....50 to 55mm. F++. Good sized 3 piece sets selected to demonstrate the maximum pattern variation of this endemic...Thailand...$12/set (4 set available)
....32810...(1)...Oliva sp.....38mm. F++. Interesting specimen with partial pattern loss on the dorsum...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...34057...(2)...Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965.(imagine going through grade school with a name like that!!)...43, 48mm. F++. Big examples of this species, gray, with dark brown fasciole & strong columellar callus...Uruguay...$14 (2 available)
...29423...(3)...Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965....34 to 40 mm. F++. Lovely dove gray with brown lip & fasciole...Argentina...$12 (3 available)
....32990...(3)...Olivancillaria contortuplicata Reeve, 1850....32mm. F++. Neat specimens, large for the species, with strongly twisted columella...Uruguay...$10 (3 available)
...34039...(1)...Olivancillaria deshayesiana Duclos, 1857....31mm. F+. Pale gray with cream-gray fasciole...Uruguay...$6 (1 available)
NEW...34432...3sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....42 to 58mm. F++. Beautiful 4 piece sets of the pastel orange colour form, showing subtle variations of colour & pattern...Thailand...$28/set (3 sets available)
NEW...34433...2sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....46 to 52mm. F++. Nice trios of the lovely pastel orange or "golden" colour form...Thailand...$22/set (2 sets available)
NEW...34434...2sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....44 to 57mm. F++. 6 piece super sets of the pretty pastel orange colour form...Thailand...$34/set (2 sets available)
...34432...sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....42 to 58mm. F++. Beautiful 4 piece sets of the pastel orange colour form, showing subtle variations of colour & pattern...Thailand...$28/set (3 sets available)
...25662...(3)...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....58 to 62 mm, F++. Large & well patterned in gray & mustard. with clean, sharp lips...India...$4 (3 available)
...34433...sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....46 to 52mm. F++. Nice trios of the lovely pastel orange or "golden" colour form...Thailand...$22/set (3 sets available)
...34434...sets...Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, 1778....44 to 57mm. F++. 6 piece super sets of the pretty pastel orange colour form...Thailand...$42/set (2 sets available)
....22784...(10)...Olivancillaria cf gibbosa Born, 1778...59 to 67mm, F+. Shades of yellow & gray. Different from typical gibbosa in size & colour...India...$4 (10 available)
...34058...(2)...Olivancillaria urceus Roding, 1798....50, 52mm. F++. Nice, large, heavily calloused specimens...Uruguay...$7 (2 available)
...32991...(1)...Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach, 1964....22mm. F++. Pure white albino, with wide aperture...Uruguay...$20 (1 available)
....29499...(prs)...Olivella biplicata Sowerby, 1825....18 to 24mm, F+. Subtly different pairs...California...$ 3/pair. (5 pairs available)
....30383...(prs)...Olivella columellaris Sowerby, 1825....13 to 14 mm, F+. With 3 gray to tan spiral bands, brown apperture & thick, white columellar callus...Peru...$3 for 2 (6 pairs available)
....23035...(8prs)...Olivella columellaris (Sowerby, 1825)....11 - 12mm, F++. Cuties from Peru!...$3/pr. (8 prs. available)
....31718...(2prs)...Olivella columellaris Sowerby, 1825....15 to 19mm, F+. Gray and white banded, with brown interiors...Ecuador...$3 for 2 (2 pairs available)
....3635...(3)...Olivella dealbata Reeve, 1850....7-8mm, gem- to Gem. Lovely little 3-sets...Bonaire...$4/set (3 sets available)
....30759...(1)...Olivella dealbata Reeve, 1850....7mm, F+. Tiny, with channeled suture & high apex. Ex col...Bahamas...Retained for the photo
....30760...(3)...Olivella floralia Duclos, 1835....7 to 8mm, F+. Shiny white miniature Olives...Bahamas...$3 (3 available)
....22385...(3)...Olivella gracilis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829...16 to 21mm, F+++. Snow white albino specimens...Antigua...$6 (3 available)
....22384...(prs)...Olivella gracilis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829...16 to 20mm, F+++. High spired, with fine tan axial markings...Antigua..SPECIAL!...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....27161...(pr)...Olivella millepunctata Duclos, 1842....10 to 11 mm, F++. Get out your hand lens to see why this latin name is appropriate...Angola...$5/pair (1 pair available)
1622A...(5)...Olivella nivea Gmelin, 1791....13 - 14mm, Gem-. Typical examples...Florida....$5 (5 available)
....26394...(7)...Olivella petiolita Duclos, 1835....10 to 15mm, F++. White with faint tan axial patterns...Curacao...$4 ea., or $7 for a high-contrast pair (7 available)
....31213...(8)...Olivella volutella Lamarck, 1811....20 to 24mm, F++. Elegant gray, lined in cream & dark brown...Peru...$3 (8 available)
....1609...(1)...Olivella watermani McGinty, 1940..9-11mm, gem-.to Gem. Not often offered...Barbados...$4 (1 available)
NEW...34851...(1)...Olivella sp....16mm. F+. Neat high spired whitish Olivella species...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....22597...(6)...Olivella sp...11 to 15mm, F++. Pastel orange-pink. Can't seem to find a good ID.Philippines...$3 (6 available)
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