Colus islandicus (Mohr 1786)

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

Subspecies

• Colus islandicus islandicus (Mohr, 1786)
• Colus islandicus subangulosus Paulmier, 2020

Description

• The length of the shell attains 135 mm.

Distribution

Distribution range of this marine species: 77°N to 36.8°N; 92°W to 0°W.

Distribution:

• Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland;
• Canada; Canada: Baffin Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec;
• USA: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia

References

• Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
• Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.