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, the true whelks and the like.

Evolution

''Colus'' is related to the

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genus ''Austrofusus''.

Taxonomy

The name ''Colus'' is not available from Humphrey, 1797 (published in a work placed on the Official Index). Most recent authors use the name ''Colus'' for the genus instead of ''Sipho'' . Iredale (1919b) mentioned: "This name cannot be defended by anyone" and was rejected by the

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(Op. 21). Also ''Tritonofusus'' cannot be used because of the rules of priority.

Species

Species within the genus ''Colus'' include: * '' Colus aurariae'' Fraussen, Rosado, Afonso & Monteiro, 2009 * '' Colus azygosorius'' Tiba, 1980 * ''

Colus barbarinus ''Colus barbarinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description (Description as ''Colus (Aulacofusus) bristolensis'') The small shell measures 23.5 mm. It is white under ...

'' Dall, 1919 * '' Colus bukini'' Kantor, 1984 * ''

Colus gracilis ''Colus gracilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. ...

'' ( da Costa, 1778) * '' Colus griseus'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Colus halimeris'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Colus holboelli'' ( Møller, 1842) * ''

Colus islandicus ''Colus islandicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. ;Subspecies: * ''Colus islandicus islandicus'' (Mohr, 1786) * ''Colus islandicus subangulosus'' Pau ...

'' ( Mohr, 1786) * ''

Colus jeffreysianus ''Colus jeffreysianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The length of the shell attains 58.3 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the North Sea, the No ...

'' ( Fischer P., 1868) * '' Colus kujianus'' Tiba, 1973 * '' Colus minor'' (Dall, 1925): synonym of '' Plicifusus minor'' (Dall, 1925) * ''

Colus pubescens ''Colus pubescens'', common name the hairy colus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae The Colidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, belonging to the superfamily Buccinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. ...

'' ( A. E. Verrill, 1882) * '' Colus pulcius'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Colus pygmaeus'' (

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, 1841) * '' Colus rushii'' (Dall, 1889) * ''

Colus sabini ''Colus sabini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae The Colidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, belonging to the superfamily Buccinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Colidae Gra ...

'' ( Gray J.E., 1824) * † '' Colus sekiuensis'' Kiel & Goedert, 2007 * ''

Colus stimpsoni ''Colus stimpsoni'', common name the Stimpson's colus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description Distribution The species has been found in the Bay of Fundy The ...

'' (Mørch, 1868) * ''

Colus syrtensis ''Colus syrtensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae The Colidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, belonging to the superfamily Buccinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Colidae ...

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, 1867) * '' Colus terraenovae'' Bouchet & Warén, 1985 * '' Colus turgidulus'' (

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, 1877) * '' Colus virgulus'' Paulmier, 2020 ;Taxon inquirendum: * '' Colus (Aulacofusus) halidonus'' (Dall, 1919) ; Species represented in the fossil record: * †''Colus altus'' * †''Colus gracilis'' * †''Colus hollboelli'' * †''Colus islandicus'' * †''Colus pygmaeus'' * †''Colus stimpsoni''

Synonyms

* ''Colus acosmius'' (Dall, 1891): synonym of '' Anomalisipho acosmius'' (Dall, 1891) * ''Colus adonis'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Kanamarua adonis'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * † ''Colus altus'' (S. Wood, 1848): synonym of † '' Murex pullus'' S. Woodward, 1833 * ''Colus aphelus'' (Dall, 1890): synonym of '' Latisipho aphelus'' (Dall, 1890) * ''Colus aurantius'' (Dall, 1907): synonym of '' Plicifusus rhyssus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Colus boardmani'' Iredale, 1930: synonym of ''

Fusinus colus ''Fusinus colus'', common name the Distaff spindle or Long-tailed Spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Distribution This species is ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Colus brevicauda'' (Deshayes, 1832): synonym of '' Aulacofusus brevicauda'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Colus bristolensis'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

'' Dall, 1919 * ''Colus brunneus'' (Dall, 1877): synonym of ''

Retifusus jessoensis ''Retifusus jessoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also kn ...

'' (Schrenck, 1863) * ''Colus caelatus'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880): synonym of

Retimohnia caelata ''Retimohnia caelata'', common name : the ''plump whelk'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm D ...

(A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Colus calamaeus'' (Dall, 1907): synonym of '' Aulacofusus calamaeus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Colus calathus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Aulacofusus calathus'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Colus callorhinus'' (Dall, 1877): synonym of '' Plicifusus rodgersi'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Colus capponius'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Colus pulcius'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Colus clementinus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Retimohnia clarki ''Retimohnia clarki'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known a ...

'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Colus consetti'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''

Fusinus consetti ''Fusinus consetti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine ...

'' (Iredale, 1929) * ''Colus cretaceus'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of '' Plicifusus kroyeri'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus dautzenbergi'' Dall, 1916: synonym of ''

Anomalisipho verkruezeni ''Anomalisipho verkruezeni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...

'' (Kobelt, 1876) * ''Colus errones'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Latisipho errones'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Colus esychus'' (Dall, 1907): synonym of '' Aulacofusus esychus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Colus forceps'' (Perry, 1811): synonym of ''

Fusinus forceps ''Fusinus forceps'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine ...

'' (Perry, 1811) * ''Colus frielei'' (Kantor, 1981)>: synonym of ''Anomalosipho frielei'' Kantor, 1981: synonym of ''

'' (Kobelt, 1876) * ''Colus fusiformis'' (Broderip, 1830): synonym of ''

Turrisipho fenestratus ''Turrisipho fenestratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The length of the shell attains . Distribution This marine species occurs off Iceland I ...

'' (W. Turton, 1834) * ''Colus genticus'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''

Cyrtulus genticus ''Cyrtulus genticus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cyrtulus genticus (Iredale, 1936). Accessed through: ...

'' (Iredale, 1936) (original combination) * ''Colus georgianus'' (Dall, 1921): synonym of '' Latisipho georgianus'' (Dall, 1921) * ''Colus glaber'' (Verkrüzen, 1876): synonym of ''

'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Colus glyptus'' (A. E. Verrill, 1882): synonym of '' Retimohnia glypta'' (A. E. Verrill, 1882) * ''Colus halibrectus'' (Dall, 1891): synonym of '' Latisipho halibrectus'' (Dall, 1891) * ''Colus hallii'' (Dall, 1873): synonym of '' Latisipho hallii'' (Dall, 1873) * ''Colus hankinsi'' A. H. Clarke, 1960: synonym of '' Mohnia danielsseni'' (Friele, 1879) * ''Colus hayashii'' Shikama, 1971: synonym of ''

Calagrassor hayashii ''Calagrassor'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2014). Calagrassor Kantor, Puillandre, Fraussen, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2013. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Shikama, 1971) (original combination) * ''Colus herendeenii'' (Dall, 1902): synonym of '' Aulacofusus herendeeni'' (Dall, 1902) * ''Colus holbolli'' (Møller, 1842): synonym of '' Colus holboelli'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus howsei'' (J. T. Marshall, 1902): synonym of ''

'' (P. Fischer, 1868) * ''Colus hunkinsi'' A. H. Clarke, 1960: synonym of '' Mohnia danielsseni'' (Friele, 1879) * ''Colus hypolispus'' (Dall, 1891): synonym of '' Latisipho hypolispus'' (Dall, 1891) * ''Colus incisus'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

Plicifusus olivaceus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1885) * ''Colus jessoensis'' (Schrenck, 1863): synonym of ''

'' (Schrenck, 1863) * ''Colus jordani'' (Dall, 1913): synonym of ''

Latisipho jordani ''Latisipho'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned in a subfamily of the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Latisipho'' include: * ''Latisipho aphelus'' (Dall, 188 ...

'' (Dall, 1913) * † ''Colus kaunhoweni'' Finlay, 1927: synonym of † '' Columbarium heberti'' (Briart & Cornet, 1877) * ''Colus krampi'' (Thorson, 1951): synonym of ''

Mohnia krampi ''Mohnia krampi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marri ...

'' (Thorson, 1951) * ''Colus kroeyeir'' (Møller, 1842): synonym of '' Plicifusus kroyeri'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus kroyeri'' (Møller, 1842): synonym of '' Plicifusus kroyeri'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus lachesis'' (Mörch, 1869): synonym of ''

Turrisipho lachesis ''Turrisipho lachesis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The length of the shell attains 44.1 mm. The shell is pinkish white under a coriaceous epidermis. ...

'' (Mörch, 1869) * ''Colus latericeus'' (Møller, 1842): synonym of ''

Retifusus latericeus ''Retifusus latericeus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also kno ...

'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus longicauda'' (Lamarck, 1801): synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Colus martensi'' (A. Krause, 1885)Small text: synonym of '' Anomalisipho martensi'' (A. Krause, 1885) * ''Colus minor'' (Dall, 1925): synonym of '' Plicifusus minor'' (Dall, 1925) * ''Colus mitrellaformis'' Nomura, 1940: synonym of '' Daphnella mitrellaformis'' (Nomura, 1940) (original combination) * ''Colus nobilis'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Aulacofusus herendeeni'' (Dall, 1902) * ''Colus obesus'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884): synonym of ''

'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Colus oceanodromae'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Plicifusus oceanodromae'' Dall, 1919 * ''Colus okhotskanus'' Tiba, 1973: synonym of '' Plicifusus elaeodes'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Colus ombronius'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Aulacofusus ombronius'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Colus parvus'' (Tiba, 1980): synonym of ''

Retifusus parvus ''Retifusus parvus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known as ...

'' (Tiba, 1980) * ''Colus periscelidus'' (Dall, 1891): synonym of '' Aulacofusus periscelidus'' (Dall, 1891) * ''Colus roseus'' (Dall, 1877): synonym of ''

Retifusus roseus ''Retifusus roseus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known ...

'' (Dall, 1877) * ''Colus ryukyuensis'' Lan, 2002: synonym of ''

Calagrassor poppei ''Calagrassor poppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2014). Calagrassor poppei (Fraussen, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (Fraussen, 2001) * ''Colus sapius'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Fusipagoda sapia ''Fusipagoda sapia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Fusipagoda sapia (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Colus severinus'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Latisipho severinus'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Colus sinovellus'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of '' Fusinus sinovellus'' (Iredale, 1929) (original combination) * ''Colus spitzbergensis'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of '' Aulacofusus brevicauda'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Colus stejnegeri'' (Dall, 1884): synonym of ''Turrivolutopsius stejnegeri'' (Dall, 1884): synonym of ''

Volutopsius stejnegeri ''Volutopsius'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Volutopsius'' include: * ''Volutopsius castaneus'' * ''Volutopsius deformis'' (Reeve, 1847) * ' ...

'' (Dall, 1884) * ''Colus tahwitanus'' Dall, 1918: synonym of '' Latisipho tahwitanus'' (Dall, 1918) (original combination) * ''Colus tashiensis'' Y.-C. Lee & T. C. Lan, 2002: synonym of ''

Calagrassor tashiensis ''Calagrassor tashiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2014). Calagrassor tashiensis (Lee & Lan, 2002). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Y.-C. Lee & T. C. Lan, 2002) (original combination) * ''Colus timetus'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Latisipho timetus'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Colus togatus'' (Mörch, 1869): synonym of ''

'' (J. E. Gray, 1824) * ''Colus tortuosus'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of '' Colus holboelli'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Colus trombinus'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Limatofusus trombinus'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Colus trophius'' ''(Dall, 1919)'': synonym of '' Aulacofusus trophius'' Dall, 1919 * ''Colus ventricosus'' (Gray, 1839): synonym of '' Colus terraenovae'' Bouchet & Warén, 1985 * ''Colus verkruezeni'' (Kobelt, 1876): synonym of ''

'' (Kobelt, 1876) * ''Colus virens'' (Dall, 1877): synonym of ''

Retifusus virens ''Retifusus virens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known as ...

'' (Dall, 1877)

References

* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). ''Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''. Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121-296

External links

* Buccinidae Gastropod genera {{Buccinidae-stub