Agaronia gibbosa (Born 1778) Gorgeous Dark! F+++/Gem 46,1 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Tones of blue, pale yellowish, grayish and cream color pattern with brown and blackish marked band on low body. Bluish, white base, aperture and brown lip. Has a chip on the upper lip. Trawled at 20-40 m. Kanyakumari, Southern India 2011

Amalda similis (Sowerby 1859) Outstanding Deep Water Dark! F+++ W/O 53,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, gray and pale beige color axial lines with white, beige, brown bands and spires mark. Pale pinkish, beige, white base, aperture and  lip. Has few micro defects and rough lip. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Quissico (Zavala), Southern Mozambique 1990

Ancilla castanea (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Dark Brown! F+++/Gem 24,4 mm. Very beautiful. Dark brown color with gray axial lines and cream/white top. White, cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the base. Taken in sand in shallow water. Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Oman 1980

Oliva brettinghami Bridgman 1909 Gorgeous Superb! Gem 17 mm. Very beautiful . Cream color background with attractive beige and brown zigzag pattern. White, pale bluish, blackish aperture, cream lip with beige dots. Taken in sand at shallow water. Broome, Kimberley Region, Western Australia 1980

Oliva volvaroides Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Unusual! Gem 21,1 mm. Very beautiful, unusual specimen from unusual area. Not sure about ID. Tones of orange and cream color background with few beige soft marks. Cream, white aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Korere Village, off Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea 1980

Olivancillaria vesica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding Huge Elongated Form! F+++ 50,2 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Cream/White color with pale blue soft marks, gray, brown, white over the canal. White, blue, cream, beige base, spires callus, aperture and lip. Has a growth line, few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in sand at extreme low tide. Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2001

Agaronia travassosi Morretes 1938 Gorgeous Multicolor! F+++ 52,5 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Bluish/white, cream base, aperture and brown lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch and slightly rough thin lip. Trawled at 60-70 m. Off Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2003

Oliva parkinsoni Prior 1975 Gorgeous Dark Superb! Gem 21,5 mm. Very beautiful dark special from!. Cream color background with attractive brown pattern, cream shoulder with brown axial lines. White, yellowish/cream base, aperture, lip and canal. Dived 20 m. in coarse coral sand. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 1974

Oliva parkinsoni Prior 1975 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Islands form! Gem 25 mm. Very beautiful rare Solomon islands form!. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive orange pattern, cream shoulder with brown axial lines. White, cream, pale yellow base, aperture, lip and canal. Dived night at 90 feet in coral sand. Anuha Isl. Florida Group, Solomon Islands 1996

Oliva leonardhilli Petuch & Sargent 1986 Gorgeous Elongated! Gem 23,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige, gray soft pattern. Cream/white base, aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand at extreme low tide. Pemba, North Mozambique 1990

Oliva rufula Duclos 1840 Gorgeous Rare Solomon Form! F+++ 29,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tons of brown, beige, orange, black, cream and bluish color attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream, white aperture and thick lip with black marks. Has irregularities over the lip. Dived night at 15 m. on black sand bottom. Honiara, Guadalcanal Isl. Solomon Islands 2008

Oliva vidua albofasciata Dautzenberg 1927 Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 55,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive black, gray, pale bluish pattern White, pale bluish, cream base, aperture and thick lip wit gray dots. The upper lip is chipped Taken in sand at low tide. Madang, North coast Papua New Guinea 1964

Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat 1868) Outstanding! F+++ 23 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of light blue and white body color and pale beige, white over the canal .White, dark beige aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on sand at low tide. La Coronilla, North La Paloma, Uruguay 1969

Amalda mucronata (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous Large Deep Water Form! F+++/Gem 42,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige and grayish color body with white, bands and axial lines, orange spires and beige, cream low body bands. White, beige, cream base, aperture and lip with small tooth. Has few micro defects. Dredged in deep water. Off Pakiri at Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996

Ancilla lienardi (Bernardi 1821) Gorgeous Orange Superb! Gem 29,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bright orange body, yellowish/orange color banded spires and over the canal , white low body groove. White base, callus, aperture and lip with tooth.  Trawled at 25-40 m. Off Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 2025

Amalda australis (G. B. Sowerby I 1830) Gorgeous! F+++ W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, brown, gray. beige. cream, yellowish and white color body and bands. Bluish callus, brown, yellowish/beige, white/cream aperture and lip with small tooth. Trawled in shallow water. Summer Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand 1980

Oliva hirasei Kira 1959 Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 43,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with amazing blackish, gray, blue pattern. White, pale blue aperture and lip with black marks. Taken on sand bottom by dive. Siasi, Sulu, Southern Philippines 1990

Oliva pindarina Duclos 1840 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 31,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive blackish, bluish and gray pattern. Bluish/white, cream aperture and lip with blackish, gray marks. Taken in sand at low tide. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1980

Oliva sericea (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 66,5 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream, white color background with amazing black, gray, blue pattern. Cream,, white yellowish base, aperture and thick lip. Has irregularities over the lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Goodenough Isl. (Nidula Isl.), Papua New Guinea,  late XIX Century

Amalda albocallosa (Lischke 1868) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 63,7 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Tones of orange, cream, white and beige color. White, pale beige color callus, aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Trawled. Mikawa, Aichi, Japan 1970