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Columbella rusticoides
Rusty Dove Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Columbellidae
- Collected by
- T. T. Dranga; ThaanumTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1938
- Locality
- Florida; Sanibel; Tarpon Bay
- Region
- Florida
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Columbella rusticoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-15.

2026-06-15
Florida Bay, FL, US
(c) larvalfishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15
Florida Bay, FL, US
(c) larvalfishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-26
Manatee County, FL, USA
(c) Josh Olive, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-06-24
Blackwater Sound at Rowell's Park, Key Largo, Florida, USA
(c) Laura Kushner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-06
Monroe County, FL, USA
(c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2025-06-04
Monroe County, FL, USA
(c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Columbella rusticoides. BPBM 236665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36108341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236665.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36108341 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
