Colus gracilis da Costa 1778 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum gracile, Trophon gracile

Synonym: Fusus angustius Woodward 1842

Belongs to Colus according to M. A. Snyder 2003

See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Wood 1848

Sister taxa: Colus (Aulacofusus), Colus altus, Colus arctatus, Colus hollboelli, Colus islandicus, Colus precursor, Colus pygmaeus, Colus rearensis, Colus sekiuensis, Colus stimpsoni, Neptunea (Colus) aphela, Neptunea (Colus) arctica, Neptunea (Colus) eurekaensis, Neptunea (Colus) griseus, Neptunea (Colus) halibrectus, Neptunea (Colus) jordani, Neptunea (Colus) merriami, Neptunea (Colus) purisimaensis, Tritonofusus fortunasensis, Tritonofusus (Plicifusus)

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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