The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda. 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 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 References External links Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 Russini V.,