Columbariidae
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Columbariinae, also known as pagoda shells, are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.-Distribution:Species in this family are found world-wide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.- Subfamilies :...

. Some 60 extant species have been described.

This subfamily is in the family Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.-Distribution:Species in this family are found world-wide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.- Subfamilies :...

 within the clade Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda is an unranked taxonomic clade of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. For many years prior to 2005 Neogastropoda was an order.- Description :...

 (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...

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Genera and species

Genera in the subfamily Columbariinae include:
  • Genus Columbarium
    Columbarium (genus)
    Columbarium is a genus of deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells.The shells of most species in this family have a long siphonal canal and a noticeable peripheral keel.-Species:...

    - type genus
    Type genus
    In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...

    • Columbarium aapta Harasewych, 1986
    • Columbarium altocanalis
      Columbarium altocanalis
      Columbarium altocanalis is a pagoda shell, a deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae....

      (Dell
      Richard Dell
      Dr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...

      , 1956)
    • Columbarium atlantis
    • Columbarium aurora
    • Columbarium bartletti
    • Columbarium berthae
    • Columbarium brayi
    • Columbarium corollaceoum
      Columbarium corollaceoum
      Columbarium corollaceoum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium eastwoodae Kilburn
    • Columbarium electra
    • Columbarium formosissimum
      Columbarium formosissimum
      Columbarium formosissimum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium harrisae
      Columbarium harrisae
      Columbarium harrisae is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

      Harasewych, 1986
    • Columbarium hedleyi
      Columbarium hedleyi
      Columbarium hedleyi is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium hystriculum
      Columbarium hystriculum
      Columbarium hystriculum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium juliae
    • Columbarium mariae
      Columbarium mariae
      Columbarium mariae is a species of pagoda shell, a deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells....

      (Powell
      Arthur William Baden Powell
      Dr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...

      , 1952)
    • Columbarium merope
    • Columbarium natalense
      Columbarium natalense
      Columbarium natalense is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium pagoda
      Columbarium pagoda
      Columbarium pagoda is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

      Lesson, 1831
    • Columbarium pagodoides
      Columbarium pagodoides
      Columbarium pagodoides is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium quadrativaricosum
      Columbarium quadrativaricosum
      Columbarium quadrativaricosum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.-External links:*...

    • Columbarium radiale
    • Columbarium sinensis
      Columbarium sinensis
      Columbarium sinensis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium spinicinctum
      Columbarium spinicinctum
      Columbarium spinicinctum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

      von Martens, 1881
    • Columbarium spiralis
      Columbarium spiralis
      Columbarium spiralis is a species of very rare deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells.-References:* Powell A. W...

      (A. Adams, 1856)
    • Columbarium subcontractum
      Columbarium subcontractum
      Columbarium subcontractum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium suzukii
      Columbarium suzukii
      Columbarium suzukii is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....

    • Columbarium veridicum
      Columbarium veridicum
      Columbarium veridicum is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells....

      Dell
      Richard Dell
      Dr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...

      , 1963
    • Columbarium wormaldi
      Columbarium wormaldi
      Columbarium wormaldi is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Columbariinae, the pagoda shells, within the family Turbinellidae....

      Powell
      Arthur William Baden Powell
      Dr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...

      , 1971
  • Genus Coluzea
    Coluzea
    Coluzea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Coluzea include:* Coluzea aapta Harasewych, 1986* Coluzea altocanalis Dell, 1956...

  • Genus Fulgurofusus
    Fulgurofusus
    Fulgurofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fulgurofusus include:* Fulgurofusus aequilonius Sysoev, 2000* Fulgurofusus atlantis...

  • Genus Fustifusus
    Fustifusus
    Fustifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fustifusus include:* Fustifusus pinicola...

  • Genus Halia
  • Genus Histricosceptrum
    Histricosceptrum
    Histricosceptrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Histricosceptrum include:* Histricosceptrum atlantis...

  • Genus Peristarium
    Peristarium
    Peristarium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Peristarium include:* Peristarium aurora * Peristarium electra...

  • Genus Pusionella
    Pusionella
    Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.-Description:The fusiform shell is solid, smooth and shining. The whorls are numerous. The spire is sharp. The lip lacks an anal sinus. The siphonal canal is short, exteriorly carinated at the base. The...

    • Pusionella aculeiformis
      Pusionella aculeiformis
      Pusionella aculeiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 31 mm and 54 mm....

    • Pusionella milleti
    • Pusionella nifat
      Pusionella nifat
      Pusionella nifat is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The whorls are usually narrowly shouldered above. The shell is whitish under a light olivaceous, thin epidermis, with several revolving series of square chestnut spots. The base is...

    • Pusionella vulpina
      Pusionella vulpina
      Pusionella vulpina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. The shell is stouter than the shell of Pusionella aculeiformis. There are no longitudinal ribs...

  • Genus Serratifusus
    Serratifusus
    Serratifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Serratifusus include:* Serratifusus excelens Fraussen Hadorn, 2003...

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