Columbella rustica Rustica Dove Shell

Columbella rusticais commonly referred to as Rustica Dove Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Columbella rustica, © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6318
AphiaID:: 139196

Scientific:: Columbella rustica
German:: Schlichte Täubchenschnecke
English:: Rustica Dove Shell

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Columbella (Genus) > rustica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Detritus, Predatory, Snails
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Columbella adansoni
Columbella aureomexicana
Columbella castanea
Columbella costa
Columbella dysoni
Columbella fuscata
Columbella haemastoma
Columbella labiosa
Columbella major
Columbella marrae
Columbella mercatoria
Gemeine Täubchenschnecke, Westindische Täubchenschnecke
Columbella paytensis
Columbella rustica
Schlichte Täubchenschnecke
Columbella rusticoides
Columbella socorroensis
Columbella sonsonatensis
Columbella strombiformis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-30 19:28:27
Last edit:: 2013-10-30 19:28:27

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Columbella rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Color and pattern of Columbella rustica is very variable.This is a small sized shell.Columbella rustica feeds on carrion, small crabs and molluscs.The empty shell is often used by hermit crabs.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Columbellidae (Family) > Columbella (Genus)

Scientific paper

Evidence of the Differential Sensitivity of Neogastropods to Tributyltin (TBT) Pollution, with Notes on a Species (Columbella Rustica) Lacking the Imposex Response, Gibbs, P. E.; Bebianno, M. J.; Coelho, M. R. , 1997

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Columbella rustica, © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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