Columbarium (genus)
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Columbarium is a genus
of deepwater sea snail
s, 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.
Synonyms:
Genus
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of deepwater sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
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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 :...
, the pagoda shells.
The shells of most species in this family have a long siphonal canal
Siphonal canal
Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water is drawn into the mantle cavity and over the gill and which serves as a chemoreceptor to locate food. In many carnivorous snails, where the siphon is particularly long, the structure...
and a noticeable peripheral keel.
Species
Species within the genus Columbarium include:- Columbarium altocanalisColumbarium altocanalisColumbarium altocanalis is a pagoda shell, a deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae....
(Dell, 1956) - Columbarium bullatum (Dall, 1927)
- Columbarium corollaceoumColumbarium corollaceoumColumbarium corollaceoum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Zhang, 2003 - Columbarium formosissimumColumbarium formosissimumColumbarium formosissimum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Tomlin, 1928 - Columbarium harrisaeColumbarium harrisaeColumbarium harrisae is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Harasewych, 1986 - Columbarium hedleyiColumbarium hedleyiColumbarium hedleyi is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Iredale, 1936 - Columbarium hystriculumColumbarium hystriculumColumbarium hystriculum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Iredale, 1936 - Columbarium mariaeColumbarium mariaeColumbarium mariae is a species of pagoda shell, a deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells....
(Powell, 1952) - Columbarium natalenseColumbarium natalenseColumbarium natalense is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Tomlin, 1928 - Columbarium pagodaColumbarium pagodaColumbarium pagoda is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Lesson, 1831 - Columbarium pagodoidesColumbarium pagodoidesColumbarium pagodoides is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Watson, 1882) - Columbarium quadrativaricosumColumbarium quadrativaricosumColumbarium quadrativaricosum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.-External links:*...
Harasewych, 2004 - Columbarium sinensisColumbarium sinensisColumbarium sinensis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Zhang, 2003 - Columbarium spinicinctumColumbarium spinicinctumColumbarium spinicinctum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
von Martens, 1881 - Columbarium spiralisColumbarium spiralisColumbarium 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 subcontractumColumbarium subcontractumColumbarium subcontractum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Zhang, 2003 - Columbarium suzukiiColumbarium suzukiiColumbarium suzukii is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Habe & Kosuge, 1972 - Columbarium veridicumColumbarium veridicumColumbarium veridicum is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinellidae, the pagoda shells....
Dell, 1963 - Columbarium wormaldiColumbarium wormaldiColumbarium wormaldi is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Columbariinae, the pagoda shells, within the family Turbinellidae....
Powell, 1971
Synonyms:
- Columbarium aapta Harasewych, 1986 is a synonym of Coluzea aaptaColuzea aaptaColuzea aapta is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Harasewych, 1986 - Columbarium angulare Barnard, 1959 is a synonym of Coluzea angularisColuzea angularisColuzea angularis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Barnard, 1959) - Columbarium atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1938 is a synonym of Histricosceptrum atlantisHistricosceptrum atlantisHistricosceptrum atlantis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1938) - Columbarium aurora Bayer, 1971 is a synonym of Peristarium auroraPeristarium auroraPeristarium aurora is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Bayer, 1971) - Columbarium bartletti Clench & Aguayo, 1940 is a synonym of Histricosceptrum bartlettiHistricosceptrum bartlettiHistricosceptrum bartletti is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1940) - Columbarium benthocallis Melvill & Standen, 1907is a synonym of Fulgurofusus benthocallisFulgurofusus benthocallisFulgurofusus benthocallis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Melvill & Standen, 1907) - Columbarium bermudezi Clench & Aguayo, 1938 is a synonym of Fulgurofusus bermudeziFulgurofusus bermudeziFulgurofusus bermudezi is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1938) - Columbarium berthae Monsecour & Kreipl, 2003 is a synonym of Coluzea berthaeColuzea berthaeColuzea berthae is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Monsecour & Kreipl, 2003) - Columbarium brayi Clench, 1959 is a synonym of Fulgurofusus brayiFulgurofusus brayiFulgurofusus brayi is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench, 1959) - Columbarium canaliculatum Martens, 1901 is a synonym of Coluzea canaliculatumColuzea canaliculatumColuzea canaliculatum is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Martens, 1901) - Columbarium congulatum Martens, 1901 is a synonym of Coluzea cingulataColuzea cingulataColuzea cingulata is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Martens, 1901) - Columbarium coronatum Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978 is a synonym of Coronium coronatumCoronium coronatumCoronium coronatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978) - Columbarium distephanotis Melvill, 1891 is a synonym of Coluzea distephanotisColuzea distephanotisColuzea distephanotis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Melvill, 1891) - Columbarium eastwoodae Kilburn, 1971 is a synonym of Coluzea eastwoodaeColuzea eastwoodaeColuzea eastwoodae is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Kilburn, 1971) - Columbarium electra Bayer, 1971is a synonym of Peristarium electraPeristarium electraPeristarium electra is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Bayer, 1971) - Columbarium juliae is a synonym of Coluzea juliaeColuzea juliaeColuzea juliae is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Harasewych, 1989 - Columbarium merope Bayer, 1971 is a synonym of Peristarium meropePeristarium meropePeristarium merope is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Bayer, 1971) - Columbarium radiale is a synonym of Coluzea radialisColuzea radialisColuzea radialis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Watson, 1882) - Columbarium rotundum Barnard, 1959 is a synonym of Coluzea rotundaColuzea rotundaColuzea rotunda is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Barnard, 1959) - Columbarium suteri E.A. Smith, 1915 is a synonym of Coluzea spiralis (A. Adams, 1856)
- Columbarium trabeatum Iredale, 1936 is a synonym of Columbarium hedleyiColumbarium hedleyiColumbarium hedleyi is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
Iredale, 1936
Further reading
- Harasewych M. G. (1983). "A Review of the Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) of the Western Atlantic With Notes on the Anatomy and Systematic Relationships of the Subfamily". Nemouria 27: 1-42, (Occasional Papers of the Delaware Museum of Natural History).
- The Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) of the eastern Indian Ocean, by M.G. Harasewych, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7(3-4): 155-170, 1986
- Harasewych M. G. (1983). "A New Species of Columbarium (Gastropoda: Muricacea) From Off Eastern Australia". The NautilusThe Nautilus (journal)The Nautilus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in malacology. Hence its scope includes all aspects of the biology, ecology, and systematics of mollusks....
97(1): 28-29. - Harasewych M. G. (2011). "The living Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Turbinellidae) of New Zealand". ZootaxaZootaxaZootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press . The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week...
2744: 1-33.