Columbariidae
Family of gastropods
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Columbariidae, known as pagoda shells, are a family of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. Some 60 extant species have been described.[1][2]
| Columbariidae | |
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| Columbarium wormaldi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Columbariidae Tomlin, 1928 |
| Synonyms | |
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Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928 | |
This family was previously considered a subfamily (Columbariinae) in the family Turbinellidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005.
Distribution
Many columbariid species are found worldwide in deep water.[3]
Genera
Genera in the family Columbariidae include:[4]
- † Clavogyra Leroy, 2018
- Columbarium - type genus
- Coluzea Finlay [in Allan], 1926
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustifusus
- Halia
- Histricosceptrum Darragh, 1969: synonym of Fulgurofusus (Histricosceptrum) Darragh, 1969 represented as Fulgurofusus Grabau, 1904
- Peristarium
- Pusionella
- Serratifusus
- Tropidofusus Harasewych, 2018