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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae dove shells

Genus: Columbella

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9 species (see list below)
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Columbella adansoni
[]
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Columbella aureomexicana
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Columbella barbadensis
[]
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Columbella castanea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Columbella costa
[]
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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]
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Columbella rustica
[Rustica dove shell]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Columbella rusticoides
[Rusty dovesnail]


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