Columbariinae

Columbariinae
Columbarium wormaldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Columbariinae
Tomlin, 1928
Genera and species

See text.

Synonyms

Columbariidae

Columbariinae, also known as pagoda shells, are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae. Some 60 extant species have been described.[1]

This subfamily is in the family Turbinellidae within the clade Neogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Distribution

Many columbariid species are found worldwide in deep water.[2]

Genera and species

Genera in the subfamily Columbariinae include:[3]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.