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Columbariidae
Family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
This family was previously considered a subfamily (Columbariinae) in the family Turbinellidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005.
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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
References
Sources
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