(Morch, 1868)
Colus stimpsoni
Stimpson's Whelk
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Buccinidae
ANSP 255006
Shell Information
Length (mm): 75-130
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This shell has elongated shape with a tall spire and extended aperture. There are faint axial lines that can be difficult to see if periostracum is intact. This shell has a dark green to brown periostracum and white shell.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Nowfoundland to North Carolina
Depth (m):
2 to 1103 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Deep water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Colus stimpsoni (Morch, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160215 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/