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1.<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278256" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278256">http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278256</a><!-- m --></a> Volutidae?

2.<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278257" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278257">http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278257</a><!-- m --></a> Looks like sand in the middle.

3.<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278258" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278258">http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278258</a><!-- m --></a> Found all shapes and sizes.

4.<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278259" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278259">http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278259</a><!-- m --></a> Marginellidae ?

5.<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278260" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278260">http://www.badongo.com/pic/7278260</a><!-- m --></a> Olividae?

1. Marginellidae (fossil?)

2. I believe these are bryozoans, a phylum of small colonial invertebrates not related to mollusks.

3. ? They look like surf-smoothed pebbles.  Are there features I am missing?

4. Marginellidae (fossil?)

5. Olividae (fossil?)

Thanks for the information, the only one that may? be partialy fossilized is the Olividae, the rest are not I think it is the way the light hits it from the scope. The little black things do not have  any features other than a few pits,some are round some are flat some are long but all are as shiny  and smooth as black sharks teeth are. Like I said I am just starting with the shells and your Identifacation page helps so very much. I just wasn't sure about the first one because it is a lot fatter and the lip is out farther than the other one.
Thanks again