Family Columbellidae Swainson 1840 (snail)
Parent taxon: Buccinoidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Buccinidae, Buccinulidae, Colubrariidae, Fasciolariidae, Melongenidae, Nassariidae, Tromina
Subtaxa: Aesopus, Amphissa, Anachis, Astyris, Atiliinae, Bifurcium, Clavistrombina, Columbella, Columbellinae, Columbellopsis, Conella, Cosmioconcha, Costoanachis, Cotonopsis, Decipifus, Euplica, Eurypyrene, Glyptanachis, Graphicomassa, Lavesopus, Mazatlania, Metulella, Microcithara, Mitrella, Nassarina, Nitidella, Parametaria, Parvanachis, Pyrene, Pyrenidae, Pyreninae, Rhombinella, Ruthia, Sincola, Strombinella, Zafrona, Zemitrella
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore