This article is about the genus of sea snails. For the genus of fungi, see
Colus (fungus).
Colus
Temporal range: |
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| Two shells of Colus islandicus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| Subclass: |
Caenogastropoda |
| Order: |
Neogastropoda |
| Family: |
Colidae |
| Genus: |
Colus
Röding, 1798 |
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| Type species |
Murex islandicus
Mohr, 1786 |
| Synonyms |
- Atractus Agassiz, 1839 (invalid: junior homonym of Atractus Wagler, 1828 [Reptilia]; also junior objective synonym of Colus)
- Chrysodomus (Sipho) Mörch, 1852
- Chrysodomus (Siphonorbis) Mörch, 1869 (junior synonym)
- Colus (Latifusus) Dall, 1916
- Fusus (Colus) Röding, 1798
- Fusus (Sipho) Mörch, 1852
- Fusus (Siphonorbis) Mörch, 1869(original rank)
- Neptunea (Sipho) Mörch, 1852
- Neptunea (Siphonorbis) Mörch, 1869
- Plicifusus (Latifusus) Dall, 1916
- Sipho Mörch, 1852
- Sipho (Siphonorbis) Mörch, 1869
- Sipho (Tritonofusus) Beck, 1847
- Siphonorbis Mörch, 1869
- Tritonofusus Beck, 1847
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Colus (lat. colus, distaff) is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.