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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 edit
Many columbariid species are found worldwide in deep water.[3]
Genera edit
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
References edit
- ^ M. G. HARASEWYCH (2011). "The Living Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Turbinellidae) of New Zealand" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2744: 1–33. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2744.1.1. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Columbariidae Tomlin". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Columbariidae (Pagoda Shells)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "Pagoda Shells (Columbariidae): Molluscs". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
Sources edit
- Tomlin J.R. le B. (1928). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum, III. Revision of the South African Nassariidae (olim Nassidae). IV. Families Terebridae, Columbariidae, Thaididae, Architectonicidae. Annals of the South African Museum. 25(2): 313–335, pls 25–26. page(s): 330
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526