Columbariidae

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.

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.

Genera

Genera in the family Columbariidae include:

• † Clavogyra <small>Leroy, 2018</small>
• Columbarium - type genus
• Coluzea <small>Finlay [in Allan], 1926</small>
• Fulgurofusus
• Fustifusus
• Halia
• Histricosceptrum <small>Darragh, 1969</small>: synonym of Fulgurofusus (Histricosceptrum) <small>Darragh, 1969</small> represented as Fulgurofusus <small>Grabau, 1904</small>
• Peristarium
• Pusionella
• Serratifusus
• Tropidofusus <small>Harasewych, 2018</small>

References

Sources

• 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