Colus


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

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 Röding, 1798 for the genus instead of Sipho Bruguière, 1792. Iredale mentioned: "This name cannot be defended by anyone" and was rejected by the ICZN. Also Tritonofusus Beck, 1874 cannot be used because of the rules of priority.

Species

Species within the genus Colus include:
; Names brought into synonymy:
; Species represented in the fossil record