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

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Pardalinops testudinaria

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These snails are characterized by their elongated, spiral shells and their carnivorous feeding habits. The family Columbellidae comprises numerous genera and species, many of which share similar shell morphologies and ecological niches.

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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:

  • Atiliinae Cossmann, 1901 - synonyms: Pyrenidae Suter, 1909; Anachidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972
  • Columbellinae Swainson, 1840
  • Columbellidae incertae sedis (temporary name)

Genera

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The family Columbellidae contains these genera:

subfamily Atiliinae
subfamily Columbellinae
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Synonyms

  • Atilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 - type genus of the subfamily Atiliinae: synonym of Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Columbellopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg and Dollfus, 1882: synonym of Mitrella Risso, 1826
  • Minipyrene Coomans, 1967: synonym of Mitromorpha P. P. Carpenter, 1865

References

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