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Columbella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbella was named by Lamarck (1799) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 122]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Columbellidae by Say (1822), Martin (1904), Ladd (1977), Jung (1994) and Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1799Columbella Lamarck p. 70
1822Colombella Say
1904Columbella Martin p. 199
1977Columbella Ladd p. 44
1994Columbella Jung p. 11
2001Columbella Todd
2002Columbella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusColumbellaLamarck 1799

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Columbella Lamarck 1799
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Subg. Columbella (Columbella) Lamarck 1799
Columbella asphaltoda Maury 1912
Columbella calvertensis Martin 1904
Columbella descepta Etherington 1931
Columbella erythrostoma Bellardi 1848
Columbella herklotsi Martin 1879
Columbella labreana Maury 1912
Columbella lacteoides Martin 1879
Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Columbella williamgabbi Weisbord 1962 [synonym]
Columbella ornata Ravenella 1859
Columbella platynema Woodring 1928
Columbella punctostriata Johnson 1899
Columbella rusticoides Heilprin 1887
Columbella submercatoria Olsson 1922
Columbella sulcata Sowerby 1823
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available