The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
Species in this family are found worldwide, but are most abundant in shallow tropical water.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the family Columbellidae consists of two subfamilies:
Columbellinae Swainson, 1840Atiliinae Cossmann, 1901 - synonyms: Pyrenidae Suter, 1909; Anachidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972The family Columbellidae contains these genera:
subfamily ColumbellinaeColumbella Lamarck, 1799 - type genussubfamily Atiliinae
Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Atilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 - type genus of the subfamily AtiliinaePyrene Röding, 1798subfamily ?
Aesopus Gould, 1860Alcira H. Adams, 1861Alia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Amphissa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853Antimitrella Powell, 1937Antizafra Finlay, 1926Aoteatilia Powell, 1939Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990Astyris H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853Bifurcium P. Fischer, 1884Cilara Thiele, 1924Clathranachis Kuroda & Habe, 1954Clavistrombina Jung, 1989Columbellopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg and Dollfus, 1882Conella Swainson, 1840Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913Costoanachis Sacco, 1890Cotonopsis Olsson, 1942Decipifus Olsson and McGinty, 1958Euplica Dall, 1889Exomilopsis Powell, 1964Gatliffena Iredale, 1929Glyptanachis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932Graphicomassa Iredale, 1929Indomitrella Oostingh, 1940Liratilia Finlay, 1927Macrozafra Finlay, 1927Mazatlania Dall, 1913Metanachis Thiele, 1924Metulella Gabb, 1873Microcithara P. Fischer, 1884Minipyrene Coomans, 1967Mitrella Risso, 1826Mokumea Habe, 1991Nassarina Dall, 1889Nitidella Swainson, 1840Nodochila Rehder, 1980Parametaria Dall, 1916Pardalinops De Maintenon, 2008Parvanachis Radwin, 1968Parviterebra Pilsbry, 1904Paxula Finlay, 1927Pictocolumbella Habe, 1945Pleurifera Drivas & Jay, 1997Psarostola Rehder, 1943Pseudamycla Pace, 1902Pseudanachis Thiele, 1924Pyreneola Iredale, 1918Retizafra Hedley, 1913Rhombinella Radwin, 1968Ruthia Shasky, 1970Salitra Marincovich, 1973Seminella Pease, 1867Sincola Olsson & Harbison, 1953Steironepion Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932Strombina Mörch, 1852Sulcomitrella Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971Suturoglypta Radwin, 1968Zafra A. Adams, 1860Zafrona Iredale, 1916Zella Iredale, 1924Zemitrella Finlay, 1927
