''Pyrene'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of small
sea snails,
marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
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* ...
gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family (biology), family of minute to small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Pyrene Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204994 on 2014-05-29]
Species

Species within the genus ''Pyrene'' include:
* ''
Pyrene albinodulosa ogasawarana''
(Pilsbry, 1904-b)
* ''
Pyrene aspersa''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''
Pyrene decussata
Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is . This yellow solid is the smallest peri-fused PAH (one where the rings are fused through mo ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''
Pyrene exima''
(Reeve, 1859 in 1843-65)
* ''
Pyrene fasciata''
G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
* ''
Pyrene flava
''Pyrene flava'', common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Pyrene flava filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''Pyrene flava fl ...
''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''
Pyrene morrisoni''
Willan, 2001
* ''
Pyrene obscura''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''
Pyrene obtusa
''Pyrene obtusa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 18 mm
The small shell is pretty thin, ovate, conical and smoot ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''
Pyrene ocellatula''
(Hervier, 1899)
* ''
Pyrene picta''
(Reeve, 1859)
* ''
Pyrene punctata''
(Bruguière, 1789)
* ''
Pyrene rapaensis''
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
* ''
Pyrene sorongensis
Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is . This yellow solid is the smallest peri-fused PAH (one where the rings are fused through ...
''
Van Bruggen, 1956 (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Pyrene splendidula''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
; Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Pyrene aikeni'' Lussi, 2009: synonym of ''
Sulcomitrella aikeni'' (Lussi, 2009)
* ''Pyrene albuginosa'' (Reeve, 1859) : synonym of ''
Mitrella albuginosa'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene antelmei'' Viader, 1938: synonym of ''
Mitrella antelmei
Mitrella may refer to:
* ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae
* ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' (Viader, 1938)
* ''Pyrene atrata'' (Gould, 1860): synonym of ''
Zafra atrata'' (Gould, 1860)
* ''Pyrene aureola'' Howard, 1963: synonym of ''
Columbella aureomexicana
''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include:
* '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853
* ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...
'' (Howard, 1963)
* ''Pyrene aureomexicana'' Howard, 1963: synonym of ''
Columbella aureomexicana
''Columbella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Columbella'' include:
* '' Columbella adansoni'' Menke, 1853
* ''Columbella aphthaegera'' ...
'' (Howard, 1963)
* ''Pyrene axiaerata'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Mitrella menkeana
Mitrella may refer to:
* ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae
* ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' (Reeve, 1858)
* ''Pyrene azora'' (Duclos, 1840): synonym of ''
Euplica festiva
''Euplica festiva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, the G ...
'' (Deshayes in Laborde & Linant, 1834)
* ''Pyrene babylonica'' Hedley, 1907: synonym of ''
Zafra babylonica'' (Hedley, 1907) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene beachportensis'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Anachis beachportensis
''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis''
* ''Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...
'' (Verco, 1910)
* ''Pyrene bella'' (Reeve, 1859): synonym of ''
Mitrella albuginosa'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene bidentata'' (Menke, 1843): synonym of ''
Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Pyrene blanda'' (Sowerby, 1844): synonym of ''
Mitrella blanda'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pyrene bonariense'' Castellanos & Deambrosi, 1967: synonym of ''
Astyris bonariensis'' Castellanos & Deambrosi, 1967
* ''Pyrene calva'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Retizafra calva
''Retizafra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Retizafra'' include:
* '' Retizafra brevilata'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
* '' Retiza ...
'' (Verco, 1910)
* ''Pyrene costulata'' (Cantraine, 1835): synonym of ''
Amphissa acutecostata
''Amphissa acutecostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order ...
'' (Philippi, 1844)
* ''Pyrene dartevelli'' Knudsen, 1956: synonym of ''
Mitrella dartevelli'' (Knudsen, 1956)
* ''Pyrene dartevilli'' Knudsen, 1958: synonym of ''
Mitrella dartevelli'' (Knudsen, 1956)
* ''Pyrene deshayesii'' (Crosse, 1859): synonym of ''
Euplica deshayesii'' (Crosse, 1859)
* ''Pyrene dianae'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''
Decipifus consanguineus
''Decipifus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Decipifus'' include:
* ''Decipifus algoensis'' (Thiele, 1925)
* '' Decipifus cingulatus'' (Lussi, ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
* ''Pyrene diminuta'' (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of ''
Parvanachis diminuta
''Parvanachis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Parvanachis'' include:
* ''Parvanachis adamsi'' deMaintenon, 2014
* ''Parvanachis bocapanens ...
'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Pyrene dolicha'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Anachis atkinsoni'' (Tenison Woods, 1876)
* ''Pyrene dunkeri'' (Tryon, 1883): synonym of ''
Mitrella bicincta
Mitrella may refer to:
* ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae
* ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' (A. Gould, 1860)
* ''Pyrene emergens'' Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946: synonym of ''
Anachis cuspidata
''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis''
* ''Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ameri ...
'' (Marrat, 1877)
* ''Pyrene essingtonensis'' (Reeve, 1859): synonym of ''
Mitrella essingtonensis'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene eustomus'' Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of ''
Graphicomassa adiostina
''Graphicomassa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family (biology), family of minute to small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastro ...
'' (Duclos, 1840)
* ''Pyrene faba'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Glabella faba
The glabella, in humans, is the area of skin between the eyebrows and above the nose. The term also refers to the underlying bone that is slightly depressed, and joins the two brow ridges. It is a cephalometric landmark that is just superior to ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Pyrene felina'' Hedley, 1915: synonym of ''
Anachis miser
''Anachis miser'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Bouchet, P.; Monsecour, K. (2014). Anachis miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pyrene fenestrata'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Anachis fenestrata
''Anachis'' is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus ''Anachis''
* '' Anachis adelinae'' G. W. Tryon, 1883 – West Ame ...
'' (Verco, 1910) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900): synonym of ''Pyrene flava filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''Pyrene flavida'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
Pyrene flava
''Pyrene flava'', common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Pyrene flava filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''Pyrene flava fl ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Pyrene flexuosus'' Hutton, 1878: synonym of ''
Zemitrella choava'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene floccata'' (Reeve, 1859): synonym of ''
Mitrella floccata
''Mitrella floccata'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of Sout ...
'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene freytagi'' (Maltzan, 1884): synonym of ''
Anachis freytagi'' (Maltzan, 1884)+* Pyrene fulgurans (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene fuscolineata'' Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''
Mokumea fuscolineata'' (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene gemmulifera'' Hedley, 1907: synonym of ''
Retizafra gemmulifera
''Retizafra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Retizafra'' include:
* ''Retizafra brevilata'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
* '' Retiza ...
'' (Hedley, 1907) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene hedleyi'' Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''
Zafra hedleyi
''Zafra hedleyi'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra hedleyi (Thiele, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ ...
'' (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene intricata'' Hedley, 1912: synonym of ''
Retizafra intricata'' (Hedley, 1912) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene iodostoma'' (Gaskoin, 1852): synonym of ''
Mitrella puella'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844): synonym of Indomitrella puella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pyrene isabellei'' (d'Orbigny, 1839): synonym of ''
Anachis isabellei'' (d'Orbigny, 1839)
* ''Pyrene jaffaensis'' Verco, 1910: synonym of ''
Aesopus jaffaensis
''Aesopus jaffaensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
(Original description) The shell is cylindrical ...
'' (Verco, 1910) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene jousseaumei'' Drivas & Jay, 1997: synonym of ''
Pardalinops jousseaumei
''Pardalinops'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pardalinops'' include:
* ''Pardalinops aspersa'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pardalinops borr ...
'' (Drivas & Jay, 1997) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene kobai'' Golikov, Kussakin, 1962: synonym of ''
Astyris kobai
''Astyris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Astyris'' include:
* '' Astyris amiantis'' Dall, 1919
* '' Astyris amphissella'' (Dall, 1881)
* ' ...
'' (Golikov & Kussakin, 1962)
* ''Pyrene kraussi'' (.B. Sowerby I, 1844): synonym of ''
Anachis kraussi
''Anachis kraussii'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Subspecies
* ''Anachis kraussii kitchingi'' (Sowerby III, 1894)
* ''Anachis kraussii kraussii'' (Sowerby I, 1844)
Description
The shell size varies be ...
'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pyrene lactea'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''
Pyrene obtusa
''Pyrene obtusa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 18 mm
The small shell is pretty thin, ovate, conical and smoot ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Pyrene lacteoides'' Habe & Kosuge, 1966: synonym of ''
Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene langleyi'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897): synonym of ''
Decipifus consanguineus
''Decipifus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Decipifus'' include:
* ''Decipifus algoensis'' (Thiele, 1925)
* '' Decipifus cingulatus'' (Lussi, ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
* ''Pyrene ledaluciae'' Rios & Tostes, 1981: synonym of
Eurypyrene ledaluciae (Rios & Tostes, 1981) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene lightfooti'' (E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of ''
Zafrona lightfooti
''Zafrona lightfooti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona lightfooti (E. A. Smith, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''Pyrene ligula'' (Duclos, 1835): synonym of ''
Mitrella ligula
''Graphicomassa ligula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Graphicomassa ligula (Duclos, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
'' (Duclos, 1835)
* ''Pyrene lurida'' Hedley, 1907: synonym of ''
Pyreneola lurida
''Pyreneola'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Bouchet, P. (2010). Pyreneola Iredale, 1918. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...
'' (Hedley, 1907) (original combination)
*''Pyrene marmorata''
(Gray, 1839) - probably synonym of ''Pardalinops marmorata''
M. deMaintenon, ''Part 14. The Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) collected at Ambon during the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition''
/ref>
* ''Pyrene melvillei'' (Strebel, 1905): synonym of '' Anachis isabellei'' (d'Orbigny, 1839)
* ''Pyrene melvilli'' Knudsen, 1956: synonym of ''Mitrella melvilli
Mitrella may refer to:
* ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae
* ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' (Knudsen, 1956)
* ''Pyrene mindorensis'' (Reeve, 1859): synonym of ''Mitrella mindorensis
''Mitrella mindoroensis'' is a species of sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slug ...
'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Pyrene minuscula'' (Gould, 1860 in 1859-60): synonym of ''Zafra pumila
''Zafra pumila'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
(Described as ''Zafra avicennia'') The solid, glossy shell has an ovate-fusiform shap ...
'' (Dunker, 1858)
* ''Pyrene moleculina'' (Duclos, 1840): synonym of ''Mitrella moleculina
''Mitrella moleculina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Madagascar and in the seas off the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan ...
'' (Duclos, 1840)
* ''Pyrene morini'' Viader, 1938: synonym of '' Zafra morini'' (Viader, 1938) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene natalensis'' (Tomlin, 1926): synonym of '' Mitrella natalensis'' Tomlin, 1926
* ''Pyrene nodulosa'' Nowell-Usticke, 1959: synonym of ''Euplica varians
''Euplica varians'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as ''Momi'' in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Ni ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Pyrene ocellata'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''Pictocolumbella ocellata
''Pictocolumbella ocellata'', common name : the lightning dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small se ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene opulens'' Woolacott, 1957: synonym of ''Pyrene flava
''Pyrene flava'', common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Pyrene flava filmerae'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''Pyrene flava fl ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Pyrene ovulata'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Conella ovulata
''Conella ovulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class compr ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Pyrene pallaryi'' (Dautzenberg, 1927): synonym of ''Mitrella pallaryi'' (Dautzenberg, 1927): synonym of '' Mitrella canariensis'' (d'Orbigny, 1840)
* ''Pyrene pardalina'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene parhelena'' Barnard, 1959: synonym of '' Zemitrella parhelena'' (Barnard, 1959) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene parvula'' (Dunker, 1847): synonym of ''Mitrella dichroa
''Mitrella dichroa'' is a species of small sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Less ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pyrene parvula'' Viader, 1951: synonym of ''Mokumea parvula
''Mokumea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mokumea'' include:
* ''Mokumea albomarginata'' (Ohamoto & Habe, 19 ...
'' (Viader, 1951) (original combination)
*''Pyrene phaula'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901): synonym of '' Zafra phaula'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
* ''Pyrene peroniana'' Hedley, 1913: synonym of '' Mitrella peroniana'' (Hedley, 1913) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene perparvula'' Viader, 1951: synonym of ''Mokumea parvula
''Mokumea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mokumea'' include:
* ''Mokumea albomarginata'' (Ohamoto & Habe, 19 ...
'' (Viader, 1951)
*''Pyrene philippinarum'' Récluz, 1843 - synonym: '' Parametaria philippinarum'' Reeve, 1842
*''Pyrene propinqua'' (E.A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''Pardalinops propinqua
''Pardalinops'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae; the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pardalinops'' include:
* ''Pardalinops aspersa'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844)
* ''Pardalinops borro ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1891)
*''Pyrene pudica'' (Brazier, 1877): synonym of '' Mitrella pudica'' (Brazier, 1877)
*''Pyrene purpurea'' (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of ''Seminella peasei
''Seminella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropo ...
'' (Martens & Langkavel, 1871)
* ''Pyrene regnardi'' Viader, 1938: synonym of '' Mitrella regnardi'' (Viader, 1938) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene retiaria'' Tomlin, 1931: synonym of ''Zafrona isomella
''Zafrona'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.B ...
'' (Duclos, 1840)
* ''Pyrene rhombiferum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Pyrene punctata'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Pyrene rubra'' (E. von Martens, 1881): synonym of '' Mitrella rubra'' (E. von Martens, 1881) (superseded combination)
* ''Pyrene rustica'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Columbella rustica
''Columbella rustica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relation ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Pyrene sagittifera'' Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''Zafra hedleyi
''Zafra hedleyi'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra hedleyi (Thiele, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ ...
'' (Thiele, 1930)
* ''Pyrene salmoneus'' Barnard, 1963: synonym of ''Astyris salmonea
''Astyris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Astyris'' include:
* '' Astyris amiantis'' Dall, 1919
* '' Astyris amphissella'' (Dall, 1881)
* ...
'' (Barnard, 1963) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene saviniae'' Viader, 1951: synonym of '' Zafra saviniae'' (Viader, 1951) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene scripta'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Mitrella scripta
''Mitrella scripta'', the music dove shell, is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell of an adult ''Mitrella scripta'' grows to a length of about . This sea snail is a high spired, biconic ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Pyrene selasphora'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901): synonym of '' Zafra selasphora'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
* ''Pyrene subcrebraria'' Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of ''Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene tankervillei'' (Hervier, 1899): synonym of ''Pyrene obtusa
''Pyrene obtusa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 18 mm
The small shell is pretty thin, ovate, conical and smoot ...
'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Pyrene testudinaria'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene turturina'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Euplica turturina
''Euplica turturina'', common name : the turtle dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm
Distribution
T ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Pyrene tylerae'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834): synonym of ''Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene varians'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1832): synonym of ''Euplica varians
''Euplica varians'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as ''Momi'' in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Ni ...
'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Pyrene vercoi'' Thiele, 1930: synonym of '' Zafra vercoi'' (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
* ''Pyrene verdensis'' Knudsen, 1956: synonym of '' Mitrella verdensis'' (Knudsen, 1956)
* ''Pyrene versicolor'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of ''Euplica scripta
''Euplica scripta'', common name : the dotted dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 22 mm
The oblong shell ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Pyrene vulpecula'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844): synonym of ''Pardalinops testudinaria
''Pardalinops testudinaria'', common name : the tortoise dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distr ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pyrene zebra (Wood, 1828)'': synonym of ''Anachis miser
''Anachis miser'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Bouchet, P.; Monsecour, K. (2014). Anachis miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
References
OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
External links
Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp.
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
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Columbellidae