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Family: Columbellidae dove shells



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389 species (see list below)
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Aesopus arestus
[]
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Aesopus benitoensis
[]
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Aesopus chrysalloideus
[Cocoon dovesnail]
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Aesopus clausiliformis
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus cumingii
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus eurytoideus
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus fuscostrigatus
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus goforthi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Aesopus gracilis
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus japonicus
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus metcalfei
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus myrmecoon
[Ant-egg dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm NG
 
Aesopus obesus
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus sanctus
[Santa Monica dovesnail]
No picture found
 
Aesopus spiculus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Aesopus stearnsii
[]
No picture found
 
Aesopus subturritus
[Graceful dovesnail]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm NG
Alia carinata(Hinds, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Alia carinata
[Carinate dovesnail]
No picture found
 
Alia gausapata
[]
No picture found
 
Alia tuberosa
[Variegate dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Alia unifasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Amphissa acuminata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Amphissa acutecostata
[Atlantic Amphissa]
No picture found
 
Amphissa bicolor
[Two-tone Amphissa]

Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm NG
Amphissa columbianaDall, 1916

Photo by Cowles, David
 
Amphissa columbiana
[Wrinkled Amphissa]
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Amphissa cymata
[Wavy Amphissa]
No picture found
 
Amphissa haliaeeti
[]
No picture found
 
Amphissa reticulata
[Reticulate Amphissa]
No picture found
 
Amphissa undata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm SHH
 
Amphissa versicolor
[Variegate Amphissa]
No picture found
 
Anachis acuta
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis adelinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Anachis albella
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis aliceae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Anachis alliouagana
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis avara
[Greedy dove-shell]
No picture found
 
Anachis bastionii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Anachis carloslirai
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis catenata
[Chain dove-shell]
No picture found
 
Anachis coronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm NG
 
Anachis coseli
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis diminuta
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis domlamyi
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis donnae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Anachis electona
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis fauroti
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis fayae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Anachis fenneli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Anachis floridana
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis gaskoini
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis hilli
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
Anachis hotessieriana(d'Orbigny, 1842)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Anachis hotessieriana
[Hotessier's dove-shell]
No picture found
 
Anachis iontha
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis isabellei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Anachis jungi
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis kathleenae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Anachis lafresnayi(Fischer & Bernardi, 1856)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Anachis lafresnayi
[Well-ribbed dove snail]
No picture found
 
Anachis leblondae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm NG
 
Anachis lyrata
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis madagascarensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
Anachis miser(Sowerby, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Anachis miser
[Miser dove shell]
No picture found
 
Anachis mogolloni
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
Anachis obesaAdams, 1845

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Anachis obesa
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis paumotensis
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis pellucida
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis penicillata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm DL
 
Anachis pulchella
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis pygmaea
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis rassierensis
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis raysutana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Anachis rhodae
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis samanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis sanfelipensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Anachis semiplicata
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis similis
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis sparsa
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis splendens
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis subturrita
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Anachis translirata
[]
No picture found
 
Anachis unidens
[]
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Anachis veleda
[]
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Anachis vexillum
[]
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Ascalista letourneuxi
[]
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Ascalista polita
[]
No picture found
 
Astyris amiantis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Astyris amphissella
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Astyris angeli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Astyris antares
[]
No picture found
 
Astyris aurantiaca
[Golden dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Astyris bonariensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Astyris diaphana
[Translucent dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Astyris frumarkernorum
[]
No picture found
 
Astyris gausapata
[Shaggy dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Astyris guanahaniensis
[]
No picture found
 
Astyris hypodra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Astyris labecula
[]
No picture found
 
Astyris lattis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Astyris lunata
[Lunar dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Astyris multilineata
[Brown-band dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Astyris profundi
[Deepwater dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Astyris pura
[Simple dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Astyris raveneli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Astyris rolani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Astyris rosacea
[Rosy Northern dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Astyris rubra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Astyris stricta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Astyris verrilli
[]
No picture found
 
Clathranachis japonica
[]
No picture found
 
Columbella adansoni
[]
No picture found
 
Columbella aureomexicana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Columbella barbadensis
[]
No picture found
 
Columbella castanea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Columbella costa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Columbella dysoni
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
Columbella mercatoria(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Columbella mercatoria
[West Indian dovesnail]
No picture found
 
Columbella rustica
[Rustica dove shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Columbella rusticoides
[Rusty dovesnail]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
Columbellopsis nycteis(Duclos, 1846)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Columbellopsis nycteis
[Fenestrate dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Conella ovulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Conella ovuloides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha calliglypta
[Flame dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha dedonderi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha geigeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha helenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha humfreyi
[]
No picture found
 
Cosmioconcha modesta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha nana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
Cosmioconcha nitens(Adams, 1850)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cosmioconcha nitens
[]
No picture found
 
Cosmioconcha palmeri
[]
No picture found
 
Cosmioconcha parvula
[]
No picture found
 
Cosmioconcha pergracilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Cosmioconcha rikae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Costoanachis avara
[Greedy dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Costoanachis bacalladoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Costoanachis carmelita
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Costoanachis cascabulloi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Costoanachis catenata
[Chain dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Costoanachis demanorum
[]
No picture found
 
Costoanachis elata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Costoanachis floridana
[Florida dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Costoanachis lafresnayi
[Well-ribbed dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Costoanachis lineolata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Costoanachis nisitella
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Costoanachis roberti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Costoanachis rudyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Costoanachis scutulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Costoanachis semiplicata
[Gulf dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Costoanachis sertulariarum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Costoanachis similis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Costoanachis sparsa
[Sparse dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm DL
 
Cotonopsis argentea
[]
No picture found
 
Cotonopsis hirundo
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Cotonopsis lindae
[]
No picture found
 
Cotonopsis pointieri
[]
No picture found
 
Cotonopsis semistriata
[]
No picture found
 
Cotonopsis serratisutura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Decipifus kristenseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Decipifus sixaolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Euplica bidentata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Euplica borealis
[]
No picture found
 
Euplica brunnidentata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Euplica deshayesii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
Euplica ionida(Duclos, 1840)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Euplica ionida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Euplica livescens
[]
No picture found
 
Euplica loisae
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
Euplica scripta(Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Euplica scripta
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
Euplica turturina(Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Euplica turturina
[Turtle dove shell]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific. Both tropi
Max. Length 1 cm BL
Euplica varians(Sowerby, 1832)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Euplica varians
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Eurypyrene ledaluciae
[]
No picture found
 
Falsuszafrona pseudopulchella
[]
No picture found
 
Graphicomassa albina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Graphicomassa ligula(Duclos, 1840)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Graphicomassa ligula
[]
No picture found
 
Graphicomassa margarita
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm BL
 
Indomitrella conspersa
[]
No picture found
 
Indomitrella lischkei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Indomitrella puella
[]
No picture found
 
Indomitrella schepmani
[]
No picture found
 
Liratilia subnodosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Macrozafra smithi
[]
No picture found
 
Macrozafra vivens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Mazatlania cosentini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Mazatlania fulgurata
[]
No picture found
 
Metanachis calliope
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm BL
 
Metanachis jaspidea
[]
No picture found
 
Metanachis laingensis
[]
No picture found
 
Metanachis marquesa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Metulella columbellata
[]
No picture found
 
Minimanachis exigua
[]
No picture found
 
Minimanachis pulla
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella admodumparva
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella agatha
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella albobrunnea
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella albuginosa
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella alofa
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella annae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Mitrella appressa
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella ardovinii
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella argus
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella aurantiaca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Mitrella baccata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella baculus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Mitrella bella
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella bicincta
[Variegated dove shell]
No picture found
 
Mitrella bicinctella
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella blanda
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella broderipii
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella bruggeni
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella brugneauxae
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella burchardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Mitrella cabofrioensis
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella callimorpha
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella carinata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella cartwrighti
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella caulerpae
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella circumstriata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella clementensis
[San Clemente dovesnail]
No picture found
 
Mitrella corbariae
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella cruenta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Mitrella crumena
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella densilineata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella diaphana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Mitrella dichroa
[Argus dovesnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Mitrella dicomata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella dissimilis
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella dorma
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella elegantia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Mitrella embusa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Mitrella enida
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella essingtonensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Mitrella euribia
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella fuscolineata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Mitrella fusiformis
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella gausapata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Mitrella georgiana
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella gervillii
[Dove shell]
No picture found
 
Mitrella glycochroma
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella gourgueti
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella granti
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Mitrella guttataSowerby, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitrella guttata
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella hypodra
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella idalina
[Idaline dove-shell]
No picture found
 
Mitrella lincolnensis
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella lischkei
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella longissima
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Mitrella loyaltyensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5.4 cm DL
Mitrella lunata(Say, 1826)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitrella lunata
[Lunate dove-shell]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 0.9 cm BL
Mitrella margarita(Reeve, 1859)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitrella margarita
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella marquesa
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella mindorensis
[]
No picture found
 
Mitrella minor
[]


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