Biology:Colus stimpsoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

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

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]

Description

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3176741 entry