Figure 33b
Alaska to southern California.
1 inch in length, similar to doliarium, but with smaller cords which are strongly beaded; nucleus pink; the sides of the spire slightly concave, and the periphery of the last whorl rounded. Uncommonly dredged in 15 to 400 fathoms
Figure 33a
San Francisco to San Diego, California.
1 inch in length, not quite so wide, rather light, with about 10 fine, spiral threads between sutures. The upper 5 are inclined to be minutely beaded. Periphery of last whorl moderately sharp. Columella white, fairly thick and with a swelling at the lower 2⁄3. Nuclear whorls white. Color of shell yellowish brown with darker purplish brown, slanting and rather elongate spots arranged in 2 spiral series. Moderately common in shallow water.
Figure 33c
Monterey to Lower California.
1⁄4 to 1⁄3 inch in length, equally wide, with about 5 to 6 whorls which bear between sutures 5 strong spiral cords. The upper 2 or 3 are finely beaded, the lower 2 or 3 are smooth and cord-like. Between the cords, the shell is brilliant orange-iridescent. General color a yellowish orange with large white maculations on the upper half of the whorls. Moderately common offshore, uncommonly washed ashore.
Figure 33g
Alaska to San Diego, California.
3⁄4 to 1 inch in length, equally wide, rather heavy; whorls quite well rounded; characterized by smooth, spiral, light-tan cords (6 to 8 on the spire whorls) on a background of chocolate. Sometimes flushed with mauve. No umbilicus. Aperture usually pearly-white. A very common littoral species from northern California north. Formerly C. costatum Martyn.
Subfamily Gibbulinae
Genus Livona Gray 1847
There is only one species this genus, namely L. pica from the West
