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of small

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s in the

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Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Wo ...

, the dove snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * ''

Columbella aphthaegera ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' R.P. Lesson, 1842 * ''

Columbella aureomexicana ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' (Howard, 1963) * ''

Columbella castanea ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' G.B. Sowerby, 1832 * '' Columbella costa'' Simone, 2007 * ''

Columbella dysoni ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

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, 1859 * ''

Columbella fuscata ''Columbella fuscata'', common name burnt dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gast ...

'' G.B. Sowerby, 1832 * ''

Columbella haemastoma ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Sowerby, 1832 * ''

Columbella labiosa ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Sowerby, 1822 * ''

Columbella major ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Sowerby, 1832 * ''

Columbella marrae ''Columbella marrae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neo ...

'' Garcia E., 1999 * ''

Columbella mercatoria ''Columbella mercatoria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

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) * ''

Columbella paytensis ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Lesson, 1830 * '' Columbella rustica'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''

Columbella rusticoides ''Columbella rusticoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the orde ...

'' Heilprin, 1886 * ''

Columbella socorroensis ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Shasky, 1970 * ''

Columbella sonsonatensis ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * '' Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' ( Mörch, 1860) * ''

Columbella strombiformis ''Columbella strombiformis'', common name stromboid dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, m ...

'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''

Columbella xiphitella ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Duclos, 1840 ; ''Nomen dubium'' * '' Columbella erythraeensis'': * '' Columbella nomanensis'': ;Taxa inquirenda: * '' Columbella aricia'' P.L. Duclos, 1846 * '' Columbella asopis'' P.L. Duclos, 1846 * '' Columbella azima'' P.L. Duclos, 1846 * '' Columbella cledonida'' P.L. Duclos, 1846 * ''

Columbella helvia ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' Duclos, 1846 * '' Columbella isabellina'' Crosse, 1865 * '' Columbella kirostra'' Duclos, 1840 * '' Columbella mariae'' Brazier, 1877 * '' Columbella menaletta'' Duclos, 1846 * '' Columbella michaui'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1863 * '' Columbella ortigia'' Duclos, 1848 * '' Columbella prosymnia'' Duclos, 1850 (taxon inquirendum, a species of ''

Chauvetia ''Chauvetia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ...

'') * '' Columbella strenella'' Duclos, 1840 * '' Columbella teophania'' Duclos, 1848 * '' Columbella testina'' Duclos, 1840 * ''

Columbella ticaonis ''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include: * '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853 * ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...

'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 (taxuse in recent literature currently undocumented) * '' Columbella vitula'' Barnard, 1959

Species brought into synonymy

* ''Columbella alabastrum'' v. Martens, 1880;: synonym of '' Mitrella conspersa'' (Gaskoin, 1851) * ''Columbella albina'' Kiener, 1840: synonym of'' Mitrella albina'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Columbella alphonsiana'' Hervier, 1900: synonym of '' Mitromorpha alphonsiana'' (Hervier, 1900) * ''Columbella anakisia'' Duclos, 1850: synonym of ''

Engina anakisia ''Engina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae. Species Species within the genus ''Engina'' include: * '' Engina albocincta'' Pease, 1860 * '' Engina alveolata'' (Kiener, 1836) * '' Engina androyensis'' ...

'' (Duclos, 1850) * ''Columbella apicata'' Smith, 1899: synonym of '' Mitrella apicata'' (E. A. Smith, 1899) * ''Columbella azora'' Duclos, 1846: synonym of '' Euplica festiva'' (Deshayes, 1834) * ''Columbella catenata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of ''

Anachis catenata ''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species , the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis'' * '' Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1844) * ''Columbella circumstriata'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of '' Mitrella circumstriata'' (Schepman, 1911) * ''Columbella concinna'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1822: synonym of ''

Rhombinella laevigata ''Rhombinella laevigata'', common name the smooth dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. The ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Columbella coniformis'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) * ''Columbella conspersa'': synonym of '' Mitrella conspersa'' (Gaskoin, 1851) * ''Columbella coronata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''

Anachis coronata ''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species , the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis'' * '' Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Columbella costellata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''

Anachis vexillum ''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species , the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis'' * '' Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...

'' (Reeve, 1858) * ''Columbella costellata'' Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829: synonym of ''

Anachis costellata ''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species , the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis'' * '' Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...

'' (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829) * ''Columbella decorata'' Gould, 1860 in 1859-61 : synonym of '' Anachis sertularium'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * ''Columbella decussata'' Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of ''

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'' (Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella dibolos'' Barnard, 1964: synonym of '' Anarithma stepheni'' (Melvill & Standen, 1897) * ''Columbella dichroa'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Mitrella dichroa'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella dormitor'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Mitromorpha dormitor'' (Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella duclosiana'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Pseudanachis duclosiana'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella elongata'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of '' Mitrella longissima'' Monsecour & Monsecour, 2007 * ''Columbella exilis'': synonym of '' Zafra exilis'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Columbella eximia'': synonym of ''

Mitrella eximia ''Mitrella eximia'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The shell size varies between 6 mm and 12 mm. Distribution This species is found in the Red Sea and along Malaysia and the Philip ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Columbella fabula'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Pardalinops testudinaria'' (Link, 1807) * ''Columbella fasciata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of '' Anachis fasciata'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Columbella flava'' (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of ''

Pyrene flava ''Pyrene flava'', common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. ;Subspecies: * ''Pyrene flava filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900) * ''Pyrene flava flav ...

'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Columbella floccata'' Reeve, 1859: synonym of ''

Mitrella floccata ''Mitrella floccata'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of Sout ...

'' (Reeve, 1859) * ''Columbella fluctuata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Anachis fluctuata'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Columbella fulgurans'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Pictocolumbella ocellata'' (Link, 1807) * ''Columbella galaxias'': synonym of ''

Mitrella nympha ''Mitrella nympha'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. After birth, ''Mitrella nympha'' embryos develop into plank ...

'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Columbella gervillei'' (Payraudeau 1826): synonym of '' Mitrella gervillii'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''Columbella gowllandi'' Brazier, 1874: synonym of '' Zafra pumila'' (Dunker, 1858) * ''Columbella guttata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Mitrella guttata'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Columbella harpiformis'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Microcithara harpiformis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Columbella impolita'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Mitrella impolita'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella jaspidea'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of ''

Metanachis jaspidea ''Metanachis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella kraussi'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of '' Anachis kraussi'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella levania'' Duclos, 1848: synonym of nassignedMitromorphidae levania (Duclos, 1848) (taxon inquerendum) * ''Columbella ligula'' Duclos: synonym of '' Mitrella ligula'' (Duclos, 1835) * ''Columbella linigera'' Duclos, 1846: synonym of nassignedMitromorphidae linigera (Duclos, 1846) (taxon inquirendum) * ''Columbella lysidia'' Duclos, 1850: synonym of '' Monilispira lysidia'' (Duclos, 1850) * ''Columbella macandrewi'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1905: synonym of '' Mitrella macandrewi'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1905) * ''Columbella mendicaria'': synonym of '' Engina mendicaria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Columbella mindoroensis'': synonym of '' Mitrella mindorensis'' (Reeve, 1859) * ''Columbella moleculina'' Duclos, 1846: synonym of '' Mitrella moleculina'' (Duclos, 1840) * ''Columbella moleculinella'' Dautzenberg, 1932 : synonym of '' Pyreneola shepstonensis'' (Smith, 1910) * ''Columbella nympha'': synonym of ''

'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Columbella ostreicola'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1882: synonym of '' Anachis ostreicola'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1882) * ''Columbella pacei'' Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of '' Anarithma stepheni'' (Melvill & Standen, 1897) * ''Columbella pardalina'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Pardalinops testudinaria'' (Link, 1807) * ''Columbella philippinarum'' Reeve, 1842 : synonym of '' Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) * ''Columbella planaxiformis'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of '' Mitrella bicincta'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Columbella plexa'' Hedley, 1902: synonym of '' Retizafra plexa'' (Hedley, 1902) * ''Columbella plutonida'' Duclos, 1846: synonym of '' Columbellopsis nycteis'' (Duclos, 1846) * ''Columbella profundi'' Dall, 1889: synonym of ''

Astyris profundi ''Astyris profundi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The shell size is up to 8 mm. Distribution This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the A ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Columbella pumila'' Dunker, 1859: synonym of '' Zafra pumila'' (Dunker, 1858) * ''Columbella pupa'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of '' Pyreneola pupa'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894) * ''Columbella pusilla'' Pease, 1863: synonym of ''

'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Columbella regulus'' Souverbie, 1863: synonym of '' Zafra pumila'' (Dunker, 1858) * ''Columbella richardi'' (Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906): synonym of '' Anachis richardi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) * ''Columbella savingyi'': synonym of '' Zafra savignyi'' (Moazzo, 1939) * ''Columbella semipicta'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of '' Pyreneola semipicta'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894) * ''Columbella simplex'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of '' Mitrella simplex'' (Schepman, 1911) * ''Columbella stepheni'' Melvill & Standen, 1897: synonym of '' Anarithma stepheni'' (Melvill & Standen, 1897) * ''Columbella suavis'' Smith, 1906 : synonym of ''

Astyris suavis ''Astyris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bo ...

'' (Smith, 1906) * ''Columbella sublachryma'' Hervier, 1900: synonym of '' Anarithma sublachryma'' (Hervier, 1900) * ''Columbella terpsichore'': synonym of '' Anachis terpsichore'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1822) * ''Columbella testudinaria'': synonym of '' Pardalinops testudinaria'' (Link, 1807) * ''Columbella tringa'': synonym of '' Nitidella nitida'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Columbella troglodytes'' Souverbie, 1866: synonym of '' Zafra troglodytes'' (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866) * ''Columbella turturina'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Euplica turturina ''Euplica turturina'', common name : the turtle dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm Distribution T ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Columbella varians'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''

Euplica varians ''Euplica varians'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as ''Momi'' in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Ni ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1832) * ''Columbella versicolor'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Euplica scripta'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Columbella zebra'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of '' Anachis miser'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) * ''Columbella zonata'' Gould, 1860: synonym of '' Zafra mitriformis'' A. Adams, 1860 According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species names are also in current use, or have become synonyms :OBIS : Columbella
/ref> * '' Columbella perplexa'' Schepman, 1911 *'' Columbella supraplicata'' Smith, 1899

References

* Duclos P.L. -1850, 1846 Columbella. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes, p. pls 13-17

External links

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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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3175567 Columbellidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck