A new Columbarium von Martens 1881 (Columbariidae) from Queensland with notes on modern taxonomic practice

This paper presents a new species of deepwater Queensland Columbarium. Columbarium ashleyfieldi n sp. differs from its southern sister species C. spinicinctum and C. caragarang in morphology and range. Columbarium ashleyfieldi is known from a few specimens taken during trial trawling activites for commercial and research purposes. The known range is now closed to fishing activity. Given the rarity of the Columbarium, more work is needed to understand distributions within ranges. Along with others in the Columbarium complex, C. ashleyfieldi remains an enigma.