Columbariidae | |
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Columbarium wormaldi | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
This family was previously considered a subfamily (Columbariinae) in the family Turbinellidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005.
Many columbariid species are found worldwide in deep water. [3]
Genera in the family Columbariidae include: [4]