Columbariidae, known as pagoda shells, are a

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of large deepwater

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the superfamily

Turbinelloidea Turbinelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails in the order Neogastropoda. It comprises the following families:MolluscaBase (2018). Turbinelloidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies. ...

. Some 60 extant species have been described. This family was previously considered a subfamily (Columbariinae) in the family

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, 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 *''

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Coluzea ''Coluzea'' is a genus of sea snails in the family 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 bee ...

'' Finlay n Allan 1926 *'' Fulgurofusus'' *'' Fustifusus'' *''

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'' *'' Histricosceptrum'' Darragh, 1969: synonym of ''Fulgurofusus'' (''Histricosceptrum'') Darragh, 1969 represented as '' Fulgurofusus'' Grabau, 1904 *''

Peristarium ''Peristarium'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distrib ...

'' *'' Pusionella'' *''

Serratifusus ''Serratifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Austrosiphonidae The Austrosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Austrosiphonid ...

'' *'' Tropidofusus'' Harasewych, 2018

References

Sources

* Tomlin J.R. le B. (1928). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum, III. Revision of the South African Nassariidae (olim Nassidae). IV. Families Terebridae, Columbariidae, Thaididae, Architectonicidae. Annals of the South African Museum. 25(2): 313–335, pls 25–26. page(s): 330 * Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526 {{Taxonbar, from1=Q59202157, from2=Q5149546 Turbinelloidea