Colus stimpsoni

Colus stimpsoni, common name the Stimpson's colus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Colus stimpsoni
Colus stimpsoni shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Colus
Species:
C. stimpsoni
Binomial name
Colus stimpsoni
(Mørch, 1868)

Distribution

The species has been found dwelling in the Bay of Fundy in Canada, and various other gulfs situate about the western shores of northern America.[1]

References


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