Colus


Colus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.

Evolution

Colus is related to the New Zealand genus Austrofusus.

Taxonomy

The name Colus is not available from Humphrey, 1797. Most recent authors use the name Colus for the genus instead of Sipho. Iredale mentioned: "This name cannot be defended by anyone" and was rejected by the ICZN. Also Tritonofusus cannot be used because of the rules of priority.

Species

Species within the genus Colus include:Colus aurariae Fraussen, Rosado, Afonso & Monteiro, 2009Colus azygosorius Tiba, 1980Colus barbarinus Dall, 1919Colus bukini Kantor, 1984Colus gracilis Colus griseus Colus halimeris Colus holboelli Colus islandicus Colus jeffreysianus Colus kujianus Tiba, 1973Colus minor : synonym of Plicifusus minor Colus pubescens Colus pulcius Colus pygmaeus Colus rushii Colus sabini
;Taxon inquirendum:Colus (Aulacofusus) halidonus
; Species represented in the fossil record:
  • Colus altus
  • Colus gracilis
  • Colus hollboelli
  • Colus islandicus
  • Colus pygmaeus
  • †''Colus stimpsoni''

Synonyms

Colus acosmius : synonym of Anomalisipho acosmius Colus adonis Dall, 1919: synonym of Kanamarua adonis