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of minute to small

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.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. . . 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278 Pardalinops testudinaria 001

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide,http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Gastropoda/Columbariidae.html but are most abundant in shallow

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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 ''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'' ...

'' Lamarck, 1799 - type genus ;subfamily Atiliinae * '' Anachis'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 * ''

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'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 - type genus of the subfamily Atiliinae * ''

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'' Röding, 1798 ;subfamily ? * ''

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'' Gould, 1860 * '' Aoteatilia'' Powell, 1939 * ''

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'' H. Adams, 1861 * ''

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'' 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 ''Suturoglypta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Suturoglypta'' include: * '' Suturoglypta albella'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * '' Suturoglypta anno ...

'' Radwin, 1968 * ''

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'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Zafrona'' Iredale, 1916 * '' Zella'' Iredale, 1924 * '' Zemitrella'' Finlay, 1927

References

External links

Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642

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
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