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 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 Leroy, 2018
- Columbarium - type genus
- Coluzea Finlay , 1926
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustifusus
- Halia
- Histricosceptrum Darragh, 1969: synonym of Fulgurofusus Darragh, 1969 represented as Fulgurofusus Grabau, 1904
- Peristarium
- Pusionella
- Serratifusus
- Tropidofusus Harasewych, 2018
