Columbellidae

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

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, 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
 * Columbellidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
 * Columbellidae incertae sedis mariato (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)

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
 * Aoteatilia Powell, 1939
 * 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
 * Bathyglypta Pelorce, 2017
 * 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
 * Euspiralta K. Monsecour & Pelorce, 2013
 * Exomilopsis Powell, 1964
 * Falsuszafrona Pelorce, 2020
 * 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
 * Minimanachis Pelorce, 2020
 * Minipyrene Coomans, 1967
 * Mitrella Risso, 1826
 * Mitropsis Pease, 1868
 * 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
 * Redfernella Espinosa & Ortea, 2020
 * Retizafra Hedley, 1913
 * Rhombinella Radwin, 1968
 * Ruthia Shasky, 1970
 * Salitra Marincovich, 1973
 * Seminella Pease, 1867
 * Sincola Olsson & Harbison,
 * Smithena Boyer, Pelorce & Gori, 2022
 * 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