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Columbarium
| Description | A columbarium (pl. columbaria) is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns (those holding a deceased's cremated remains), but can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin "columba" (dove) and, originally, solely referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons called a dovecote. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbarium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbariidae : Columbarium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Columbarium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Columbarium Martens, 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Conch. Mitt., 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Turbinellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Turbinellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbarium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Columbarium acanthostephes ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Columbarium antecedens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium bullatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium corollaceoum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium formosissimum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium harrisae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium heberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium hedleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium hystriculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium natalense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium pagoda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium pagodoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium pataka ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 43.0 Ma Eocene | 43.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Columbarium quadrativaricosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium sinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium spinicinctum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium subcontractum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium suzukii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium veridicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Columbarium vulneratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fusus acanthostephes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Columbaria Tryon, 1883 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbariidae : Columbaria |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Columbarium von Martens |
| 1978 | Columbarium Maxwell p. 37 |
| 1994 | Columbarium Wilson p. 57 |
| 2002 | Columbarium Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
