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.^[1][2]

Columbariidae
Columbarium wormaldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Columbariidae Tomlin, 1928
Synonyms
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