Columbellidae

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide, 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:

Columbellinae Swainson, 1840

Atiliinae Cossmann, 1901 - synonyms: Pyrenidae Suter, 1909; Anachidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972

Genera

The family Columbellidae contains these genera:

subfamily Columbellinae

Columbella Lamarck, 1799 - type genus

subfamily Atiliinae

Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Atilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 - type genus of the subfamily Atiliinae

Pyrene Röding, 1798

subfamily ?

Aesopus Gould, 1860

Alcira H. Adams, 1861

Alia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Amphissa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Antimitrella Powell, 1937

Antizafra Finlay, 1926

Aoteatilia Powell, 1939

Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990

Astyris H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853

Bifurcium P. Fischer, 1884

Cilara Thiele, 1924

Clathranachis Kuroda & Habe, 1954

Clavistrombina Jung, 1989

Columbellopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg and Dollfus, 1882

Conella Swainson, 1840

Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913

Costoanachis Sacco, 1890

Cotonopsis Olsson, 1942

Decipifus Olsson and McGinty, 1958

Euplica Dall, 1889

Exomilopsis Powell, 1964

Gatliffena Iredale, 1929

Glyptanachis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Graphicomassa Iredale, 1929

Indomitrella Oostingh, 1940

Liratilia Finlay, 1927

Macrozafra Finlay, 1927

Mazatlania Dall, 1913

Metanachis Thiele, 1924

Metulella Gabb, 1873

Microcithara P. Fischer, 1884

Minipyrene Coomans, 1967

Mitrella Risso, 1826

Mokumea Habe, 1991

Nassarina Dall, 1889

Nitidella Swainson, 1840

Nodochila Rehder, 1980

Parametaria Dall, 1916

Pardalinops De Maintenon, 2008

Parvanachis Radwin, 1968

Parviterebra Pilsbry, 1904

Paxula Finlay, 1927

Pictocolumbella Habe, 1945

Pleurifera Drivas & Jay, 1997

Psarostola Rehder, 1943

Pseudamycla Pace, 1902

Pseudanachis Thiele, 1924

Pyreneola Iredale, 1918

Retizafra Hedley, 1913

Rhombinella Radwin, 1968

Ruthia Shasky, 1970

Salitra Marincovich, 1973

Seminella Pease, 1867

Sincola Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Steironepion Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932

Strombina Mörch, 1852

Sulcomitrella Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

Suturoglypta Radwin, 1968

Zafra A. Adams, 1860

Zafrona Iredale, 1916

Zella Iredale, 1924

Zemitrella Finlay, 1927