Columbella rustica Rustica Dove Shell

Columbella rustica is commonly referred to as Rustica Dove Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6318 

AphiaID:

139196 

Scientific:

Columbella rustica 

German:

Schlichte Täubchenschnecke 

English:

Rustica Dove Shell 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Columbella (Genus) > rustica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Croatia, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Gabon, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Italy, Lybia, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Senegal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

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:

Łatwy  

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-30 19:28:27 

Last edit:

2026-04-25 08:27:36 

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