Fusinus colus

Fusinus colus
Five views of a shell of Fusinus colus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Fusinus
Species:	F. colus
Binomial name
Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum toreumaMartyn, 1784 Colus boardmaniIredale, 1930 Colus longicauda(Lamarck, 1801) Fusinus longicauda(Lamarck, 1801) Fusinus toreuma(Martyn, 1784) Fusus colus(Linnaeus, 1758) Fusus longicaudaLamarck, 1801 Fusus longirostrisSchumacher, 1817 Fusus toreumaDeshayes, 1843 Fusus tuberculatusLamarck, 1822 Murex colusLinnaeus, 1758

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. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is present in the Indian Ocean and in the western and central Pacific Ocean, from East Africa to Melanesia, southern Japan, and southern Queensland. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Habitat

These sea snails are common in coastal waters at depths of 5 to 40 m. They inhabit littoral and the tidal zone and prefer sandy bottoms. They feed on benthic invertebrates.

Description

The size of an adult shell can reach 75–200 millimetres (3.0–7.9 in). ^[2] These shells are thick, long, biconic, spindle-shaped, with many spiral ribs, grooves and nodules. The spire is elongated. The siphonal canal is very long. The outer surface is usually whitish, but may be yellowish, brown or reddish in color.

Shell of Fusinus colus

References

1. Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 August 2010.
2. "Fusinus (Fusinus) colus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
3. Sealife Base
4. GBIF

Bibliography

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• Cornelis Swennen and Robert Moolenbeek – The Molluscs of the southern Gulf of Thailand
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• Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata Vermes. Testacea. str. 753. Holmiae. (Salvius).
• Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.