Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

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

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
show all | hide all
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
hide
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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoreg
Diet 2: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Herbivorous omnivore according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-10 08:12:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:12:36
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (117 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) C. punctostriata (92209)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) C. jogjacartensis (179074) C. puruensis (179075)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia C. herklotsi, C. lacteoides (70102)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) C. sp. (60983)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago C. labreana, C. asphaltoda (80168)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic C. sp. (74962)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy C. galbina, C. borsoni, C. scalaris, C. taurinensis (178108)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic C. lopezana (131501 131504 131505 131506)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Marshall Islands C. pardalina (77987)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria C. karreri (74652 74653 74654 74656)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic C. submercatoria (131377 131379)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Czech Republic C. bellardii (34581)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands C. pardalina (77984 77986)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia C. herklotsi (70098)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) C. williamgabbi (41543 41545)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. platynema (74964)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica C. major (66796) C. submercatoria (134657)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji C. pardalina (68180)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) C. sp. A (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela C. mercatoria (131237) C. venezuelana, C. mercatoria (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) C. submercatoria (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica C. submercatoria (69094) C. submercatoria, C. platynema (58522 131915)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) C. erythrostoma (84761) C. sulcata (84759 84764 84819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica C. major (66777)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) C. rusticoides (35025 79331 80002)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama C. mercatoria (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Marshall Islands C. borealis (43338)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) C. mercatoria (41556)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain C. rustica (127361)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) C. rustica (173663)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) C. ornata (203377)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru C. paytensis, C. strombiformis, C. labiosa (207005)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador C. castanea, C. fuscata (62040)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa C. atrata (122945)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti C. mercatoria (60880 60886)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba C. mercatoria (66764 66768 66769)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland C. alba (79894 79897) C. sp. (79976 79978) C. sp., C. alba (79892)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas C. mercatoria (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda C. mercatoria (67947 67960 67961 67966)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain C. rustica (128325 128326) C. rustica, C. scripta, C. gervillei (128324)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) C. rusticoides (80046)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola C. adansoni (152645)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco C. rustica (127579) C. rustica, C. corniculata (127580)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) C. varians (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas C. mercatoria (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda C. sp., C. mercatoria (67948)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel C. rustica (225667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) C. sp. (34936 44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) C. aureomexicana (194407 194546) C. aureomexicana, C. sp. (89573)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece C. rustica (88773 88774)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan C. versicolor (96943 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain C. rustica (127358 127359 127360 128327)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal C. adansoni (122286)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas C. mercatoria (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) C. sp. (202936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy C. rustica (166074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco C. rustica (127592 127594 127595 127599) C. sp. C (127593)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) C. rusticoides (79739 80001) C. rusticoides, C. mercatoria (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands C. mercatoria (80835 80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya C. varians (81089) C. varians, C. musicus (81036)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica C. mercatoria (80407 80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti C. flava (96792) C. pelotina (96789 96791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands C. pardalina (43306)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France C. rustica (56803)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) C. mercatoria (173828)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain C. rustica (128328)