Columbellidae

Columbellidae
	LIve individual of the columbellid species Alia carinata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae; Swainson, 1840
Genera
	See text
Synonyms
	Anachidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972; Pyrenidae Suter, 1909;

The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.^[2] ^[3]

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide,^[4] but are most abundant in shallow tropical water.

Subfamilies

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the family Columbellidae consists of two subfamilies:

Columbellinae Swainson, 1840
Atiliinae Cossmann, 1901 - synonyms: Pyrenidae Suter, 1909; Anachidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972
Columbellidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
- Columbellidae incertae sedis mariato (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)

Genera

The family Columbellidae contains these genera:

subfamily Columbellinae

Columbella Lamarck, 1799 - type genus

subfamily Atiliinae

Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Atilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 - type genus of the subfamily Atiliinae
Pyrene Röding, 1798

subfamily ?

Aesopus Gould, 1860
Aoteatilia Powell, 1939
Alcira H. Adams, 1861
Alia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Amphissa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Antimitrella Powell, 1937
Antizafra Finlay, 1926
Aoteatilia Powell, 1939
Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990
Astyris H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
Bathyglypta Pelorce, 2017
Bifurcium P. Fischer, 1884
Cilara Thiele, 1924
Clathranachis Kuroda & Habe, 1954
Clavistrombina Jung, 1989
Columbellopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg and Dollfus, 1882
Conella Swainson, 1840
Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913
Costoanachis Sacco, 1890
Cotonopsis Olsson, 1942
Decipifus Olsson and McGinty, 1958
Euplica Dall, 1889
Euspiralta K. Monsecour & Pelorce, 2013
Exomilopsis Powell, 1964
Falsuszafrona Pelorce, 2020
Gatliffena Iredale, 1929
Glyptanachis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
Graphicomassa Iredale, 1929
Indomitrella Oostingh, 1940
Liratilia Finlay, 1927
Macrozafra Finlay, 1927
Mazatlania Dall, 1913
Metanachis Thiele, 1924
Metulella Gabb, 1873
Microcithara P. Fischer, 1884
Minimanachis Pelorce, 2020
Minipyrene Coomans, 1967
Mitrella Risso, 1826
Mitropsis Pease, 1868
Mokumea Habe, 1991
Nassarina Dall, 1889
Nitidella Swainson, 1840
Nodochila Rehder, 1980
Parametaria Dall, 1916
Pardalinops De Maintenon, 2008
Parvanachis Radwin, 1968
Parviterebra Pilsbry, 1904
Paxula Finlay, 1927
Pictocolumbella Habe, 1945
Pleurifera Drivas & Jay, 1997
Psarostola Rehder, 1943
Pseudamycla Pace, 1902
Pseudanachis Thiele, 1924
Pyreneola Iredale, 1918
Retizafra Hedley, 1913
Rhombinella Radwin, 1968
Ruthia Shasky, 1970
Salitra Marincovich, 1973
Seminella Pease, 1867
Sincola Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Steironepion Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932
Strombina Mörch, 1852
Sulcomitrella Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
Suturoglypta Radwin, 1968
Zafra A. Adams, 1860
Zafrona Iredale, 1916
Zella Iredale, 1924
Zemitrella Finlay, 1927

References

^ Swainson (1840). Treat. Malacol. 152, 313.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23009 on 2010-11-04
^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
^ http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Gastropoda/Columbariidae.html

External links

Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Russini V., Fassio G., Modica M. V., deMaintenon M. J. & Oliverio M. 2017. An assessment of the genus Columbella Lamarck, 1799 (Gastropoda: Columbellidae) from eastern Atlantic. Zoosystema 39 (2): 197-212

[1] Swainson (1840). Treat. Malacol. 152, 313.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23009 on 2010-11-04

[Bouchet-3] Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

[4] ttp://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Gastropoda/Columbariidae.html

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