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OLIVIDAE (Olives, Ancillas, Amalda)
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Oliva miniacea johnsoni - 55.7mm, F+++, Philippines, $5 |
Another family with highly polished and colorful shells, preferring tropical waters and tending to be shallow sand dwellers. The Ancillas have a more fragile shell, are less colorful, prefer more temperate locations and can be found inter tidal to 200 metres. Approximately 350 species/subspecies. This is another Family popular with collectors.
Some specimens from an exceptional Olividae collection to be sold on consignment. Please register your interest!!!
Oliva porphyria - 108mm |
Agaronia acuminata - 81mm |
Ancillista glabrata - 69mm |
Oliva incrassata - 82mm |
Ancillista fernandesi - 65mm |
Amalda herlaari - 88.25mm |
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Oliva porphyria - 108.25mm, F+++, Mexico. $70 SOLD AMAZING PATTERN!!! |
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Oliva porphyria - 98.75mm, Gem-, Mexico. $60 STUNNING SPECIES!!! |
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Oliva porphyria - 92mm, Gem-, Mexico. $60 |
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Oliva porphyria - 86.2mm, F+++, Mexico. $50 |
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Oliva
miniacea - 77mm, Gem, New Guinea. Found on tidal sand flats this is
one of the nicest of the Olives, large size with bright orange mouth.
$2.50 SOLD |
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Oliva miniacea - 78.5mm, Gem, Moluccas. $8 |
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Oliva miniacea johnsoni - 75mm, Gem, Philippines. $8 |
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Oliva miniacea sylvia - 71mm, Gem, Philippines. $12 |
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Oliva miniacea johnsoni - 68mm, Gem-, Philippines. $7 |
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Oliva miniacea maratti - 63mm, Gem, Philippines. $8 |
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Oliva miniacea johnsoni - 55.5mm, Gem, Philippines. $6 |
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Oliva lamberti - 69mm, Gem, Coral Sea, North Queensland,dredged 10mts, uncommon. Beautiful form of miniacea with the orange mouth and mauve bands. Very collectable. $9 BEAUTIFUL SPECIES!!! |
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Oliva textilina - 86.5mm, Gem, Philippines. $15 SOLD BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Oliva textilina - 77mm, Gem-, Philippines. $7 SOLD |
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Oliva incrassata - 79.4mm, gem, Mexico. $20 SOLD JUMBO SIZE!!! |
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Oliva julieta - 50.5mm, Gem, Panama. $45 SOLD UNCOMMON!!! |
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Oliva fulgurator - 50mm, Gem, Venezuela. $20 |
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Oliva sayana - 58mm, Gem, Florida. $6 |
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Oliva bifasciata bollingi - 53mm, Gem, Honduras. $20 |
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Oliva pacifica - 49.5mm, Gem, Thailand. $8 |
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Oliva spicata fuscata - 47.2mm, Gem, Panama. $15 |
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Oliva
vidua albofasciata - 50mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4 |
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Oliva
lignaria - 43mm, Gem, Western Australia. $2 |
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Oliva incrassata burchorum - 43.75mm, Gem, California. $25 SOLD BEAUTIFUL SPECIES!!! |
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Oliva incrassata burchorum - 43.5mm, Gem, California. $15 |
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Oliva tigrina fallax - 44.25mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $5 BEAUT PATTERN!!! |
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Oliva bulbosa lacertina - 37.25mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $4 SOLD BEAUT PATTERN!!! |
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Oliva bulbosa lacertina - 37.25mm, Gem. $4 SOLD BEAUT PATTERN!!! |
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Oliva reticulata evania - 44.7mm, Gem, Solomon Is. $4 |
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Oliva hirasei - 43.2mm, Gem, Thailand. $5 |
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Oliva amethystina - 40mm, Gem, Fiji. $5 |
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Oliva rubrolabiata - 41mm, Gem-, Solomon Is. $40 QUITE RARE!!! |
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Oliva irisans - 40mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4 |
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Oliva oliva - 37mm, Gem, India. $4 |
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Oliva oliva tigridella - 29mm, Gem, North Queensland. Unusual form of Oliva oliva with the variable black zigzag pattern. $2 |
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Oliva oliva stellata - 28mm, Gem, Sri Lanka. $6 |
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Oliva peruviana - 37mm, Gem, Chile. $5 |
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Oliva annulata (albino) - 41.25mm, Gem, Philippines. $12 ALBINO!!! |
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Oliva duclosi - 30mm, Gem, Philippines. $5 |
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Oliva keeni - 37.7mm, Gem, Philippines. $4 |
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Oliva rubrolabiata - 36.75mm, Gem, Vanuatu. $80 SOLD RARE!!! |
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Oliva duclosi - 26.25mm, Gem, Tahiti. $5 |
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Oliva
rufula - 30mm, Gem, Vietnam, common, $2 |
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Oliva reticularis - 32.5mm, Gem, Bahamas. $10 |
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Oliva samarensis - 32mm, Gem, Philippines. $6 |
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Oliva
lecoquiana - 30mm, Gem, Fiji. $5 |
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Oliva
oliva longispira - 25mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $2 |
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Oliva parkinsoni - 25.7mm, Gem, Philippines, uncommon, dived 25mts. Beaut specimens, unusual coloring. $6 |
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Oliva buloui - 25mm, Gem, New Guinea,uncommon. $10 |
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Oliva chrysoplecta - 21mm, Gem, Philippines. $8 1st time I have seen these, only 4 available.
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Oliva rufofulgurata - 21mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $20 |
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Oliva
carneola (mauve form) - 15mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $7 |
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Agaronia gibbosa - 48mm, F+++, India. $5 |
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Ancillista velesiana - 100.5mm, F++, New South Wales. Large deep water specimen caught by prawn fishermen. Quite fragile, striking brown band. $9 |
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Amalda hilgendorfi richeri - 84mm, F+++, Western Australia. $40 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Amalda vernedei herlaari - 85mm, F+++, Arafura Sea. Nice big specimens of good quality. Uncommon. $60 CHEAP!!! |
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Ancilla glabrata - 69mm, F+++, Columbia. $10 |
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Ancilla glabrata (white form) - 58.5mm, F+++, Columbia. $60 RARE COLOR!!!! |
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Ancilla tankervillei - 55.5mm, Gem-, Venezuela. $60 |
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Ancilla lienardi - 41mm, Gem-, Brazil. $10 |
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Ancilla mauritiana - 58.5mm, Gem-, Somalia. $40 |
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Amalda
mamillata - 35mm, F++, Taiwan, trawled 150mts, uncommon. $3.50 |
OTHER OLIVE SPECIES
No. |
Species |
Locality |
Size-mm |
Quality |
Price $US |
| 1601 | annulata | Nth. Queensland |
35-45 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1602 | annulata amethystina | Nth. Queensland |
38 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1603 | annulata sp. | Fiji |
47 |
Gem |
6 |
| 1604 | buloui | New Guinea |
24 |
F++/Gem |
10 |
| 1605 | brettinghami | New Guinea |
23 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1606 | bulbosa | Dar es Sallaam |
35 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1607 | caerulea | New Guinea |
35-45 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1608 | carneola - orange | New Guinea |
10-20 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1609 | carneola - mauve | New Guinea |
10-15 |
Gem |
7 |
| 1610 | funebralis | New Guinea |
20 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1611 | incrassata | Mexico |
45-54 |
Gem |
4 |
| 1612 | inspidula | Nth. Queensland |
25 |
Gem |
3 |
| 1613 | lamberti | Nth. Queensland |
81 |
Gem |
9 |
| 1614 | lignaria | Western Aust. |
35-48 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1615 | marati | Nth. Queensland |
50 |
Gem |
3 |
| 1616 | miniacea | New Guinea |
55-84 |
Gem |
2.50 |
| 1617 | miniacea johnsoni | Philippines |
67 |
F+ |
2 |
| 1618 | oliva | Nth. Queensland |
25-50 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1619 | oliva longispira | Bougainville |
35 |
F++ |
2 |
| 1620 | oliva tigridella | Nth. Queensland |
20 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1621 | porphyria | Panama |
60-85 |
F++ |
12 |
| 1622 | reticulata | New Guinea |
32-45 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1623 | rufofulgorata | New Guinea |
15-20 |
Gem |
20 |
| 1624 | rufula | New Guinea |
26-32 |
F++/Gem |
2 |
| 1625 | sayana | Florida |
50-58 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1626 | sericia | New Guinea |
60 |
Gem |
2 |
| 1627 | tessellata | Nth. Queensland |
17-30 |
Gem |
1 |
| 1628 | vidua albofasciata | New Guinea |
35-48 |
Gem |
2.50 |
| 1629 | vidua - black form | Solomon Is. |
38 |
Gem |
6 |
| 1630 | Alocospira rosea | Western Aust. |
22 |
F+/F++ |
6 |
| 1631 | Amalda mamillata | Taiwan |
37 |
F++ |
4 |
| 1632 | Amalda mucronata | New Zealand |
30-35 |
F++ |
4 |
| 1633 | Amalda rubiginosa | Taiwan |
65 |
F++ |
10 |
| 1634 | Ancilla albocallosa | Taiwan |
60 |
F++ |
3.50 |
| 1635 | Ancillista muscae | Western Aust. |
38-40 |
F+/F++ |
7 |
| 1636 | Ancillista velesiana | Sth. Queensland |
70-90 |
F+/F++ |
7 |
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