Colus rearensis Clark 1932 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1932. Fauna of the Poul and Yakataga Formations (Upper Oligocene) of Southern Alaska. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 43:797-846

Belongs to Colus according to B. L. Clark 1932

Sister taxa: Colus (Aulacofusus), Colus altus, Colus arctatus, Colus gracilis, Colus hollboelli, Colus islandicus, Colus precursor, Colus pygmaeus, 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)

Type specimen: UCMP 12402. Its type locality is UCMP 3868, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Poul Creek Formation of Alaska.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP 3868

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