Colus jeffreysianus
Species of gastropod
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Colus jeffreysianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.[1]
| Colus jeffreysianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Colidae |
| Genus: | Colus |
| Species: | C. jeffreysianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Colus jeffreysianus (Fischer P., 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 58.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the North Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.