Colus stimpsoni (Mörch, 1868) is a animal in the Colidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colus stimpsoni (Mörch, 1868)

Colus stimpsoni (Mörch, 1868)

Stimpson's colus (Colus stimpsoni) is a marine gastropod mollusk found along northwestern America's coasts.

Family
Genus
Colus
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Colus stimpsoni (Mörch, 1868)

Colus stimpsoni, commonly known as Stimpson's colus, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Colidae, a group that includes true whelks and similar mollusks. This species has been documented in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, as well as in multiple other gulfs along the western coasts of northern America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Colidae Colus

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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