title: Columbariidae
text: # 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 been described.
  
  This family was previously considered a subfamily (Columbariinae) in the family Turbinellidae, 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
  * Columbarium - type genus
  * Coluzea Finlay [in Allan], 1926
  * Fulgurofusus
  * Fustifusus
  * Halia
  * Histricosceptrum Darragh, 1969: synonym of Fulgurofusus (Histricosceptrum) Darragh, 1969 represented as Fulgurofusus Grabau, 1904
  * Peristarium
  * Pusionella
  * Serratifusus
  * Tropidofusus Harasewych, 2018
  