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 testudinarius

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.

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:

Genera

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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  1. ^ Swainson (1840). Treat. Malacol. 152, 313.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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. Template:ISBN. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Columbariidae (Pagoda Shells)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-12-25.

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