Columbellidae
| Columbellidae | |
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| 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 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 & 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
- 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
- Exomilopsis Powell, 1964
- 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
- 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
- Sulcomitrella Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
- Suturoglypta Radwin, 1968
- Zafra A. Adams, 1860
- Zafrona Iredale, 1916
- Zella Iredale, 1924
- Zemitrella Finlay, 1927
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
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