Columbarium is a genus of deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbariidae, the pagoda shells.Bouchet, P. (2011). Columbarium Martens, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196943 on 2011-02-07
The shells of most species in this family have a long siphonal canal and a noticeable peripheral keel.
Distribution The genus Columbarium survives as a Recent group in the Indo-Pacific, where it primarily inhabits deep waters that range from southeast Africa to Japan, Australia, and northern New Zealand. It also has a rich fossil record, appearing in the Maastrichtian and Paleocene of Europe, the upper Eocene and upper Miocene of southern Australia, and the lower Eocene of the southern United States.
Species Species within the genus Columbarium include:
† Columbarium acanthostephes (Tate, 1888) Columbarium alfi Thach, 2020 † Columbarium antecedens Pacaud, 2015 Columbarium ashleyfieldi Y. Zheng & S. J. Maxwell, 2025 Columbarium bullatum (Dall, 1927)Rosenberg, G. (2010). Columbarium bullatum (Dall, 1927). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532652 on 2011-04-24 † Columbarium calcaratum Darragh, 1969 † Columbarium cochleatum (Tate, 1888) Columbarium corollaceoum Zhang, 2003 Columbarium cossignanii Thach, 2024 † Columbarium echinatum Darragh, 1969 Columbarium formosissimum Tomlin, 1928 Columbarium harrisae Harasewych, 1986 Columbarium hedleyi Iredale, 1936 Columbarium hystriculum Iredale, 1936 † Columbarium kaunhoweni (H. J. Finlay, 1927) Columbarium natalense Tomlin, 1928 Columbarium pagoda Lesson, 1831 Columbarium pagodoides (Watson, 1882) † Columbarium pataka Maxwell, 1978 Columbarium quadrativaricosum Harasewych, 2004 † Columbarium rugatoides Darragh, 1997 Columbarium sinense Zhang, 2003 Columbarium spinicinctum von Martens, 1881 † Columbarium spinulatum Cossmann, 1901 Columbarium suzukii Habe & Kosuge, 1972 Columbarium tomicici J. H. McLean & H. Andrade, 1982 † Columbarium uniliratum Darragh, 1969 Columbarium veridicum Dell, 1963 † Columbarium vulneratum (Finlay & Marwick, 1937) Columbarium vulsum Darragh, 1969 †
Synonyms: Columbarium aapta Harasewych, 1986 is a synonym of Coluzea aapta Harasewych, 1986 Columbarium altocanalis (Dell, 1956): synonym of Coluzea altocanalis Dell, 1956 Columbarium angulare Barnard, 1959 is a synonym of Coluzea angularis (Barnard, 1959) Columbarium atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1938 is a synonym of Histricosceptrum atlantis (Clench & Aguayo, 1938) Columbarium aurora Bayer, 1971 is a synonym of Peristarium aurora (Bayer, 1971) Columbarium bartletti Clench & Aguayo, 1940 is a synonym of Histricosceptrum bartletti (Clench & Aguayo, 1940) Columbarium benthocallis Melvill & Standen, 1907is a synonym of Fulgurofusus benthocallis (Melvill & Standen, 1907) Columbarium bermudezi Clench & Aguayo, 1938 is a synonym of Fulgurofusus bermudezi (Clench & Aguayo, 1938) Columbarium berthae Monsecour & Kreipl, 2003 is a synonym of Coluzea berthae (Monsecour & Kreipl, 2003) Columbarium brayi Clench, 1959 is a synonym of Fulgurofusus brayi (Clench, 1959) Columbarium canaliculatum Martens, 1901 is a synonym of Coluzea canaliculatum (Martens, 1901) Columbarium congulatum Martens, 1901 is a synonym of Coluzea cingulata (Martens, 1901) Columbarium coronatum Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978 is a synonym of Coronium coronatum (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978) Columbarium distephanotis Melvill, 1891 is a synonym of Coluzea distephanotis (Melvill, 1891) Columbarium eastwoodae Kilburn, 1971 is a synonym of Coluzea eastwoodae (Kilburn, 1971) Columbarium electra Bayer, 1971is a synonym of Peristarium electra (Bayer, 1971) Columbarium juliae is a synonym of Coluzea juliae Harasewych, 1989 Columbarium mariae (Powell, 1952): synonym of Coluzea mariae A. W. B. Powell, 1952 Columbarium merope Bayer, 1971 is a synonym of Peristarium merope (Bayer, 1971) Columbarium radiale is a synonym of Coluzea radialis (Watson, 1882) Columbarium rotundum Barnard, 1959 is a synonym of Coluzea rotunda (Barnard, 1959) Columbarium spiralis (A. Adams, 1856): synonym of Coluzea spiralis (A. Adams, 1856) (junior subjective synonym) Columbarium subcontractum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902): synonym of Coluzea subcontracta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) Columbarium suteri E.A. Smith, 1915 is a synonym of Coluzea spiralis (A. Adams, 1856) Columbarium trabeatum Iredale, 1936 is a synonym of Columbarium hedleyi Iredale, 1936 Columbarium wormaldi Powell, 1971: synonym of Coluzea wormaldi A. W. B. Powell, 1971 (superseded combination)
References
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 Nautilus 97(1): 28–29. Harasewych M. G. (2011). "The living Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Turbinellidae) of New Zealand". Zootaxa 2744: 1-33.