Leal, José H.
Columbellidae
Sign in to saveThe Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda. thumb|Pardalinops testudinarius
Species
dove shells)
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyColumbellidae
Die Täubchenschnecken (Columbellidae) sind eine große Familie ausschließlich mariner Schnecken. Die rund 400 lebenden Arten sind meist herbivor oder spezialisiert auf das Fressen kleiner, sessiler Tiere. Erste Vertreter der Columbellidae erscheinen im Fossilbericht bereits im Eozän (Paläogen, „Tertiär“)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,878
- With media
- 169
- Family
- Columbellidae
- Collections
- LACM, UWBM, PRI, SDNHM, UCMP, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Fiji, Argentina, Egypt
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda. thumb|Pardalinops testudinarius
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columbellidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.