Columbellidae

Columbellidae
LIve individual of the columbellid species Alia carinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae Swainson, 1840
Genera
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Synonyms[1]
Anachidae Pyrenidae

Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.^{[2] [1]}

Pardalinops testudinaria

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide,^[3] 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

Genera

The family Columbellidae contains the following 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
• Alcira H. Adams, 1861
• Alia H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
• Amphissa H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
• Antimitrella Powell, 1937
• Antizafra Finlay, 1926
• Aoteatilia Powell, 1939
• Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990
• Astyris H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
• 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
• Decipifus Olsson and McGinty, 1958
• Euplica Dall, 1889
• Exomilopsis Powell, 1964
• Gatliffena Iredale, 1929
• Glyptanachis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
• Liratilia Finlay, 1927
• Macrozafra Finlay, 1927
• Mazatlania Dall, 1913
• Metanachis Thiele, 1924
• Metulella Gabb, 1873
• Microcithara P. Fischer, 1884
• Minipyrene Coomans, 1967
• Mitrella Risso, 1826
• 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
• Suturoglypta Radwin, 1968
• Zafra A. Adams, 1860
• Zafrona Iredale, 1916
• Zella Iredale, 1924
• Zemitrella Finlay, 1927

References

1. ^ ^{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
2. ^ 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
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