Fusinus colus
(Linnaeus,
1758) (Sea Snail)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Description
Size: Length 78.36-104.4 mm; diameter 18.50-23.48 mm.
Color: White, tip of canal brown, with brown patches between the nodules on the spire.
Elongate, spire high, siphonal canal very long and straight, early whorls slightly angulate with a central row of nodules, later whorls rounded, the first 3-4 whorls with sculptured throughout with rough spiral cords columellar callus smooth or so thin that the cords beneath are evident.
Size: Length 78.36-104.4 mm; diameter 18.50-23.48 mm.
Color: White, tip of canal brown, with brown patches between the nodules on the spire.
Elongate, spire high, siphonal canal very long and straight, early whorls slightly angulate with a central row of nodules, later whorls rounded, the first 3-4 whorls with sculptured throughout with rough spiral cords columellar callus smooth or so thin that the cords beneath are evident.
Synonym (s)
• Fusinus toreuma Lamarck, 1822
• Latirus andamanicus E. A. Smith, 1894
• Murex colus Linnaeus, 1758
• Fusinus longicauda Satyamurti, 1952
• Fusinus colus Cernohorsky, 1952
• Fusinus toreuma Lamarck, 1822
• Latirus andamanicus E. A. Smith, 1894
• Murex colus Linnaeus, 1758
• Fusinus longicauda Satyamurti, 1952
• Fusinus colus Cernohorsky, 1952
Common Name (s)
• Distaff Spindle (English)
• Distaff Spindle (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Commonly taken by prawn trawlers.)
Importance: Commercial
(Commonly taken by prawn trawlers.)
Ecology
Biogeography
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman (Lat: 10) (Long: 93) INDIA
• Orissa, Chandipur INDIA
• Orissa, Off Gopalpur INDIA
• Orissa, Chhatrapur INDIA (Record: 24/11/1962)
• Tamil Nadu, Chennai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andamans INDIA
• SRI LANKA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman (Lat: 10) (Long: 93) INDIA
• Orissa, Chandipur INDIA
• Orissa, Off Gopalpur INDIA
• Orissa, Chhatrapur INDIA (Record: 24/11/1962)
• Tamil Nadu, Chennai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andamans INDIA
• SRI LANKA
Literature Source(s)
- Subba Rao, NV (2003) Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
- OBIS Indo-Pacific molluscan database Available at - http://clade.ansp.org/obis/find_mollusk.html
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Wilson, B; Wilson, C and Baker, P (1994) Australian marine shells 2 1-370 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Mayhew, R Schooner specimen shells Available at - http://www.schnr-specimen-shells.com/
- Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 Available at - NIO, Goa
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