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Columbellidae

Description

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


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2693https://www.gbif.org/species/2693
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)59790https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59790
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
Scientific NameColumbellidae
Name Published InSwainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Rachiglossastated without evidenceMartin, 1904
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Neogastropodastated without evidenceAddicott, 1970
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Buccinaceastated with evidenceWard and Blackwelder, 1987
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Muricoideastated with evidencePonder and Warén, 1988
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Muricaceastated with evidenceBeu et al., 1990
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to MuricoideaimpliedBeesley, 1998
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Muricoideastated with evidenceTodd, 2001
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Neogastropodastated without evidenceWienrich, 2001
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Buccinaceastated without evidenceHarzhauser, 2002
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Columbelloideastated without evidenceHarzhauser and Kowalke, 2002
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Buccinoideastated with evidenceJeffery, 2003
Columbellidaefamilybelongs to Buccinoideastated without evidenceDuerr, 2008
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)267
Extant Size (PBDB)118 (44%)
First Recorded Appearance133 - 129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: Mostly predatory carnivores (but some herbivorous omnivores) according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5
Common Name(s) Taubenschnecken, Täubchenschnecken, Dove Shells), Dove Snails, フトコロガイ/タモトガイ
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbellidae

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pyrenidae
family
listed (PBDB)261.6 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Atiliinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)
Columbellinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)34723.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Pyreninae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)33641.3 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Aesopus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Dovesnail2711.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Alcira
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
15.33 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Alia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Amphissa
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
427.25 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Anachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
31041.3 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Antimitrella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Antizafra
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Aoteatilia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ascalista
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Astyris
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7261.6 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Bathyglypta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bifurcium
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1311.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cilara
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Clathranachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Clavistrombina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Colombellina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
41140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Columbella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13648.6 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Columbellaria
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columbellina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columbellopsis
genus
listed (PBDB)3066.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Conella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
616.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cosmioconcha
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
511.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Costoanachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cotonopsis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
257.25 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Decipifus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
23.60 Ma
Pliocene
2.59 Ma
Pleistocene
Euplica
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1211.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Eurypyrene
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
816.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Euspiralta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Exomilopsis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Gatliffena
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Glyptanachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Graphicomassa
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
15.33 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Indomitrella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
223.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Ithiaesopus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lavesopus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Liratilia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Macrozafra
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Mazatlania
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
95.33 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Metanachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Metulella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4416.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Microcithara
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Mitrella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Mitrella
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
38266.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Mitropsis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mokumea
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nassarina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3020.4 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Nitidella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
127.25 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Nodochila
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Parametaria
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3548.6 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Pardalinops
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Parvanachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4611.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Parviterebra
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Paxula
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Pictocolumbella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pleurifera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pseudamycla
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Pseudanachis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13.60 Ma
Pliocene
3.60 Ma
Pliocene
Pyrene
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
98133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Pyreneola
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ramoliva
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Retizafra
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
338.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Rhombinella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
53.60 Ma
Pliocene
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Ruthia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Salitra
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Seminella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Sincola
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
17523.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Steironepion
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Strombina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Strombinella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1111.6 Ma
Miocene
3.60 Ma
Pliocene
Sulcomitrella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Suturoglypta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trahaldia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zafra
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zafrona
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Zanassarina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Zemitrella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
521.7 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Zetekia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diadora jaumei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oxystyla torres
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Stenogyra plicatella
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Pyrenidae GBIFfamilyAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pyrenidae
Anachidae GBIFfamilyAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Anachidae

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1840Columbellidae Swainson
1904Columbellidae Martin p. 199
1970Columbellidae Addicott p. 86
1987Columbellidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Columbellidae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1990Columbellidae Beu et al. pp. 411, 413
1998Columbellidae Beesley p. 827
YearName and Author
2001Columbellidae Todd
2001Columbellidae Wienrich p. 476
2002Columbellidae Harzhauser p. 98
2002Columbellidae Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 73
2003Columbellidae Jeffery
2005Columbellidae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2008Columbellidae Duerr p. 151

References

Beesley P. L. (1998) Mollusca: the southern synthesis, Fauna of Australia 5
Martin G. C. (1904) Gastropoda, Maryland Geological Survey Miocene Text, 131-269
Addicott W.O. (1970) Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642, 1-172
Ward L. W., Blackwelder B.W. (1987) Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61, 113-283
Ponder W. F., Warén A. (1988) Appendix: classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - a list of the family-group names and higher taxa, Malacological Review Suppl. 4, 288-326
Beu A. G., Maxwell P.A., et al (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 58
Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections
Wienrich G. (2001) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein), Gastropoda bis Cancellariidae 3, 385-639
Harzhauser M. (2002) Marine und brachyhaline Gastropoden aus dem Karpatium des Korneubuger Beckens und der Kreuzstettener Bucht (Österreich, Untermiozän), Beiträge zur Paläontologie 27, 61-159
Harzhauser M., Kowalke T. (2002) Sarmatian (Late Middle Miocene) Gastropod Assemblages of the Central Paratethys, Facies 46, 57-82
Jeffery P. (2003) GastroClass: Gastropod Classification Website
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368
Duerr R. (2008) Two new species of Mitrella (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Columbellidae) from the lower Miocene Chipola Formation of northwestern Florida, The Nautilus 122 3, 151-154
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. - via World Register of Marine Species
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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