Colus stimpsoni

Colus stimpsoni, common name the Stimpson's colus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Colus stimpsoni
Colus stimpsoni shells
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C. stimpsoni
Binomial name
Colus stimpsoni
(Mørch, 1868)

Distribution

The species has been found dwelling in the Bay of Fundy; in Canada and various other gulfs situate about the western shores of northern America.

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