Colus terraenovae

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Colus terraenovae
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.202817 1 - Colus terraenovae Bouchet & Warèn, 1985 - Buccinidae - Mollusc shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colidae
Genus: Colus
Species:
C. terraenovae
Binomial name
Colus terraenovae
Bouchet & Warén, 1985
Synonyms[1]
  • Colus ventricosus (J. E. Gray, 1839)
  • Fusus ventricosus Gray, 1839 (invalid: junior homonym of Fusus ventricosus Anton, 1838; Colus terraenovae is a replacement name)

Colus terraenovae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 58 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Newfoundland, Canada

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