Columbella

Columbella
Columbella mercatoria shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Columbella Lamarck, 1799
Synonyms [1]
Colombella(incorrect subsequent spelling) Columbella (Conidea)Swainson, 1840 PygmaeaMörch, 1859

Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Columbella include: ^[1]

• Columbella adansoni Menke, 1853 ^[2]
• Columbella aphthaegera R.P. Lesson, 1842
• Columbella aureomexicana (Howard, 1963)
• Columbella castanea G.B. Sowerby, 1832
• Columbella costa Simone, 2007 ^[3]
• Columbella dysoni Reeve, 1859
• Columbella fuscata G.B. Sowerby, 1832
• Columbella haemastoma Sowerby, 1832
• Columbella labiosa Sowerby, 1822
• Columbella major Sowerby, 1832
• Columbella marrae Garcia E., 1999 ^[4]
• Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) ^[5]
• Columbella paytensis Lesson, 1830
• Columbella rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) ^[6]
• Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1886 ^[7]
• Columbella socorroensis Shasky, 1970
• Columbella sonsonatensis (Mörch, 1860)
• Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822
• Columbella xiphitella Duclos, 1840

Nomen dubium

• Columbella erythraeensis : ^[8]
• Columbella nomanensis : ^[9]

Taxa inquirenda

• Columbella aricia P.L. Duclos, 1846
• Columbella asopis P.L. Duclos, 1846
• Columbella azima P.L. Duclos, 1846
• Columbella cledonida P.L. Duclos, 1846
• Columbella helvia Duclos, 1846
• Columbella isabellina Crosse, 1865
• Columbella kirostra Duclos, 1840
• Columbella mariae Brazier, 1877
• Columbella menaletta Duclos, 1846
• Columbella michaui Crosse & P. Fischer, 1863
• Columbella ortigia Duclos, 1848
• Columbella prosymnia Duclos, 1850 (taxon inquirendum, a species of Chauvetia )
• Columbella strenella Duclos, 1840
• Columbella teophania Duclos, 1848
• Columbella testina Duclos, 1840
• Columbella ticaonis G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 (taxuse in recent literature currently undocumented)
• Columbella vitula Barnard, 1959

Species brought into synonymy

• Columbella alabastrum v. Martens, 1880;: ^[10] synonym of Mitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851)
• Columbella albina Kiener, 1840: ^[11] synonym of Mitrella albina (Kiener, 1841)
• Columbella alphonsianaHervier, 1900: synonym of Mitromorpha alphonsiana (Hervier, 1900)
• Columbella anakisiaDuclos, 1850: synonym of Engina anakisia (Duclos, 1850)
• Columbella apicata Smith, 1899: synonym of Mitrella apicata (E. A. Smith, 1899)
• Columbella azora Duclos, 1846: ^[12] synonym of Euplica festiva (Deshayes, 1834)
• Columbella catenata G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Anachis catenata (G.B. Sowerby, 1844)
• Columbella circumstriata Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Mitrella circumstriata (Schepman, 1911)
• Columbella concinna G.B. Sowerby I, 1822: synonym of Rhombinella laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Columbella coniformis G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Parametaria epamella (Duclos, 1840)
• Columbella conspersa: ^[13] synonym of Mitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851)
• Columbella coronata G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Anachis coronata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Columbella costellata G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Anachis vexillum (Reeve, 1858)
• Columbella costellata Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829: synonym of Anachis costellata (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
• Columbella decorataGould, 1860 in 1859-61 : synonym of Anachis sertularium (d'Orbigny, 1841)
• Columbella decussata Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Pyrene decussata (Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella dibolos Barnard, 1964: synonym of Anarithma stepheni (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
• Columbella dichroa G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Mitrella dichroa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella dormitor G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Mitromorpha dormitor (Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella duclosiana G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Pseudanachis duclosiana (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella elongataSchepman, 1911 : synonym of Mitrella longissima Monsecour & Monsecour, 2007
• Columbella exilis: ^[14] synonym of Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849)
• Columbella eximia: ^[15] synonym of Mitrella eximia (Reeve, 1846)
• Columbella fabula G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Pardalinops testudinaria (Link, 1807)
• Columbella fasciata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Anachis fasciata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
• Columbella flava (Bruguière, 1789): ^[16] synonym of Pyrene flava (Bruguière, 1789)
• Columbella floccata Reeve, 1859: synonym of Mitrella floccata (Reeve, 1859)
• Columbella fluctuata G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Anachis fluctuata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Columbella fulgurans Lamarck, 1822: ^[17] synonym of Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807)
• Columbella galaxias: ^[18] synonym of Mitrella nympha (Kiener, 1841)
• Columbella gervillei (Payraudeau 1826): synonym of Mitrella gervillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1874: ^[19] synonym of Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858)
• Columbella guttata G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Mitrella guttata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Columbella harpiformis G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Microcithara harpiformis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Columbella impolita G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Mitrella impolita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella jaspidea G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Metanachis jaspidea (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella kraussi G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: synonym of Anachis kraussi (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella levaniaDuclos, 1848: synonym of [unassigned] Mitromorphidae levania (Duclos, 1848) (taxon inquerendum)
• Columbella ligula Duclos: ^[20] synonym of Mitrella ligula (Duclos, 1835)
• Columbella linigeraDuclos, 1846: synonym of [unassigned] Mitromorphidae linigera (Duclos, 1846) (taxon inquirendum)
• Columbella lysidiaDuclos, 1850: synonym of Monilispira lysidia (Duclos, 1850)
• Columbella macandrewi G.B. Sowerby III, 1905: synonym of Mitrella macandrewi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1905)
• Columbella mendicaria: ^[21] synonym of Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Columbella mindoroensis: ^[22] synonym of Mitrella mindorensis (Reeve, 1859)
• Columbella moleculina Duclos, 1846: ^[23] synonym of Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1840)
• Columbella moleculinellaDautzenberg, 1932 : synonym of Pyreneola shepstonensis (Smith, 1910)
• Columbella nympha: ^[24] synonym of Mitrella nympha (Kiener, 1841)
• Columbella ostreicola G.B. Sowerby III, 1882: synonym of Anachis ostreicola (G.B. Sowerby III, 1882)
• Columbella pacei Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of Anarithma stepheni (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
• Columbella pardalina Lamarck, 1822: ^[25] synonym of Pardalinops testudinaria (Link, 1807)
• Columbella philippinarumReeve, 1842 : synonym of Parametaria epamella (Duclos, 1840)
• Columbella planaxiformis G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Mitrella bicincta (Gould, 1860)
• Columbella plexa Hedley, 1902: synonym of Retizafra plexa (Hedley, 1902)
• Columbella plutonida Duclos, 1846: ^[26] synonym of Columbellopsis nycteis (Duclos, 1846)
• Columbella profundi Dall, 1889: ^[27] synonym of Astyris profundi (Dall, 1889)
• Columbella pumila Dunker, 1859: ^[28] synonym of Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858)
• Columbella pupa G.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Pyreneola pupa (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894)
• Columbella pusilla Pease, 1863: synonym of Mitrella nympha (Kiener, 1841)
• Columbella regulus Souverbie, 1863: ^[29] synonym of Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858)
• Columbella richardi (Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906): ^[30] synonym of Anachis richardi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
• Columbella savingyi: ^[31] synonym of Zafra savignyi (Moazzo, 1939)
• Columbella semipictaG.B. Sowerby III, 1894: synonym of Pyreneola semipicta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894)
• Columbella simplexSchepman, 1911 : synonym of Mitrella simplex (Schepman, 1911)
• Columbella stepheni Melvill & Standen, 1897: synonym of Anarithma stepheni (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
• Columbella suavisSmith, 1906 : synonym of Astyris suavis (Smith, 1906)
• Columbella sublachrymaHervier, 1900: synonym of Anarithma sublachryma (Hervier, 1900)
• Columbella terpsichore: ^[32] synonym of Anachis terpsichore (G.B. Sowerby II, 1822)
• Columbella testudinaria: ^[33] synonym of Pardalinops testudinaria (Link, 1807)
• Columbella tringa: ^[34] synonym of Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822)
• Columbella troglodytes Souverbie, 1866: ^[35] synonym of Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
• Columbella turturina Lamarck, 1822: ^[36] synonym of Euplica turturina (Lamarck, 1822)
• Columbella uncinataG. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Microcithara uncinata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Columbella varians Sowerby, 1832: ^[37] synonym of Euplica varians (G.B. Sowerby, 1832)
• Columbella versicolor Sowerby, 1832: ^[38] synonym of Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822)
• Columbella zebra (Wood, 1828): synonym of Anachis miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Columbella zonata Gould, 1860: synonym of Zafra mitriformis A. Adams, 1860

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species names are also in current use, or have become synonyms : ^{[1] [39]}

• Columbella perplexa Schepman, 1911
• Columbella supraplicata Smith, 1899

References

1. Columbella Lamarck, 1799 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 June 2012.
2. Columbella adansoni Menke, 1853 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
3. Columbella costa Simone, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
4. Columbella marrae Garcia E., 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
5. Bouchet, P.; Monsecour, K. (2015). "Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)". MolluscaBase. Retrieved 11 June 2016– via World Register of Marine Species.
6. Columbella rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
7. Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1886 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
8. Columbella erythraeensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
9. Columbella nomanensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
10. Columbella alabastrum v. Martens, 1880 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
11. Columbella albina Kiener, 1840 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
12. Columbella azora Duclos, 1846 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
13. Columbella conspersa . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
14. Columbella exilis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
15. Columbella eximia . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
16. Columbella flava (Bruguière, 1789) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
17. Columbella fulgurans Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
18. Columbella galaxias . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
19. Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1874 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
20. Columbella ligula Duclos . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
21. Columbella mendicaria . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
22. Columbella mindoroensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
23. Columbella moleculina Duclos, 1846 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
24. Columbella nympha . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
25. Columbella pardalina Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
26. Columbella plutonida Duclos, 1846 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
27. Columbella profundi Dall, 1889 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
28. Columbella pumila Dunker, 1859 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
29. Columbella regulus Souverbie, 1863 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
30. Columbella richardi (Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
31. Columbella savingyi . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
32. Columbella terpsichore . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
33. Columbella testudinaria . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
34. Columbella tringa . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
35. Columbella troglodytes Souverbie, 1866 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
36. Columbella turturina Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
37. Columbella varians Sowerby, 1832 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
38. Columbella versicolor Sowerby, 1832 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
39. OBIS : Columbella

• Duclos P.L. -1850, 1846 Columbella. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes, p. pls 13-17

External links

• "Columbella"  . Collier's New Encyclopedia . 1921.
• Sowerby, G.B. I (1844). Monograph of the genus Columbella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (4). London: privately published.
• 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