Columbariidae

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

Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928

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]

Contents

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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Columbariidae Tomlin". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Columbariidae (Pagoda Shells)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Pagoda Shells (Columbariidae): Molluscs". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2007-08-16.

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