| Colus Temporal range: | |
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| Two shells of Colus islandicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Colidae |
| Genus: | Colus Röding, 1798 |
| Type species | |
| Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Colus (lat. colus, distaff) is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. [2] [1]
Colus is related to the New Zealand genus Austrofusus. [2]
The name Colus is not available from Humphrey, 1797 (published in a work placed on the Official Index). Most recent authors use the name ColusRöding, 1798 for the genus instead of SiphoBruguière, 1792. Iredale (1919b) mentioned: "This name cannot be defended by anyone" and was rejected by the ICZN (Op. 21). Also TritonofususBeck, 1874 cannot be used because of the rules of priority.
Species within the genus Colus include: [1]
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
Buccinum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Solariella is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Neptunea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Fusus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Oenopota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Propebela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Bela is a genus of sea snails; marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Mohnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Plicifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Retimohnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.
Skenea is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Cyclostrema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Boreotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Aulacofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Opalia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.
Retifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.
Aclis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
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