WoRMS taxon details
Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786)
138902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138902)
accepted
Species
Euthria obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Fusus islandicus (Mohr, 1786) · unaccepted
Fusus islandicus Chemnitz, 1780 · unaccepted (unavailable name: published in a...)
unavailable name: published in a work rejected by ICZN direction 1
Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786 · unaccepted (original combination)
Neptunia islandica (Mohr, 1786) · unaccepted
Neptunia islandica var. gallica Locard, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sipho islandicus (Mohr, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum (Mohr, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum var. sulcata Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tritonium islandicum (Mohr, 1786) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Colus islandicus islandicus (Mohr, 1786)
- Subspecies Colus islandicus subangulosus Paulmier, 2020
marine
(of Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786) Mohr, N. (1786). Forsog til en Islandsk Naturhistorie, med adskillige oekonomiske samt andre Anmaerkninger. [Attempts at an Icelandic Natural History, with several economic and other notes.]. <em>C.F. Holm, Kiobenhavn (Copenhagen).</em> 414 pp., pls. 1-7., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.70331 [details]
Type locality contained in Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution Range: 77°N to 36.8°N; 92°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada:...
Distribution Range: 77°N to 36.8°N; 92°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Baffin Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec; USA: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138902 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786) Mohr, N. (1786). Forsog til en Islandsk Naturhistorie, med adskillige oekonomiske samt andre Anmaerkninger. [Attempts at an Icelandic Natural History, with several economic and other notes.]. <em>C.F. Holm, Kiobenhavn (Copenhagen).</em> 414 pp., pls. 1-7., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.70331 [details]
original description (of Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1880). Monograph of the genus <i>Fusus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (35-36): 69–97, pl. 406–417bis. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937088 [details]
original description (of Fusus islandicus Chemnitz, 1780) Chemnitz, J. H. (1780-1795). <i>Neues systematisches Conchylien Cabinet</i>. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg. Vol. 4 [1780]: [xxvii] + 344 pp. + 1 (errata), pl. 122-159; vol. 5 [1781]: [xxiv] + 324 p., pl. 160-193; vol. 6 [1782]: [xii] + 375 pp., pl. 1–36; vol. 7 [1784], [xii] + 356 pp., pl.. 37–69; vol. 8 [1785], xvi + 372 pp., pl. 70–102; vol. 9(1) [1786], xii + 151 pp., pl. 103–116; vol. 9(2) [1786], [xxvi] + 194 pp., pl. 117–136; vol. 10 [1788], [xx] + 376 pp., pl. 137–173; vol. 11 [1795], [xx] + 310 pp., pl. 174–213 [Work placed on the Official Index by ICZN Direction 1 (1954)] [volumes 1-3 are by F.H.W. Martini]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43760 [details]
original description (of Neptunia islandica var. gallica Locard, 1896) Locard A. (1896) Mollusques testacés et brachiopodes, pp. 129-242, pl. 5-6, in: Koehler R. (1896) Résultats scientifiques de le campagne du "Caudan" dans le Golfe de Gascogne. <i>Annales de l'Université de Lyon</i>, 26. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42101839 [details]
original description (of Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum var. sulcata Middendorff, 1849) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles.</em> 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1880). Monograph of the genus <i>Fusus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (35-36): 69–97, pl. 406–417bis. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937088 [details]
original description (of Fusus islandicus Chemnitz, 1780) Chemnitz, J. H. (1780-1795). <i>Neues systematisches Conchylien Cabinet</i>. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nürnberg. Vol. 4 [1780]: [xxvii] + 344 pp. + 1 (errata), pl. 122-159; vol. 5 [1781]: [xxiv] + 324 p., pl. 160-193; vol. 6 [1782]: [xii] + 375 pp., pl. 1–36; vol. 7 [1784], [xii] + 356 pp., pl.. 37–69; vol. 8 [1785], xvi + 372 pp., pl. 70–102; vol. 9(1) [1786], xii + 151 pp., pl. 103–116; vol. 9(2) [1786], [xxvi] + 194 pp., pl. 117–136; vol. 10 [1788], [xx] + 376 pp., pl. 137–173; vol. 11 [1795], [xx] + 310 pp., pl. 174–213 [Work placed on the Official Index by ICZN Direction 1 (1954)] [volumes 1-3 are by F.H.W. Martini]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43760 [details]
original description (of Neptunia islandica var. gallica Locard, 1896) Locard A. (1896) Mollusques testacés et brachiopodes, pp. 129-242, pl. 5-6, in: Koehler R. (1896) Résultats scientifiques de le campagne du "Caudan" dans le Golfe de Gascogne. <i>Annales de l'Université de Lyon</i>, 26. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42101839 [details]
original description (of Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum var. sulcata Middendorff, 1849) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles.</em> 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 77°N to 36.8°N; 92°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Baffin Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec; USA: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia [details]Habitat bathyal and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Ijslandse slanke noordhorens | [details] |
| English | Islandic colus | [details] |
| German | Isländische Spindelschnecke | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (140 publications) (from synonym Fusus islandicus (Mohr, 1786))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (140 publications) (from synonym Fusus islandicus Chemnitz, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Euthria obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880))
To Conchology (Colus islandicus GIANT)
To Conchology (Colus islandicus)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Colus islandicus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786)
To Malacopics (Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI (from synonym Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786)
To PESI (from synonym Euthria obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880))
To PESI (from synonym Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Tritonium islandicum (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI (from synonym Neptunia islandica (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Neptunia islandica var. gallica Locard, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum var. sulcata Middendorff, 1849)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (140 publications) (from synonym Fusus islandicus (Mohr, 1786))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (140 publications) (from synonym Fusus islandicus Chemnitz, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Euthria obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880))
To Conchology (Colus islandicus GIANT)
To Conchology (Colus islandicus)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Colus islandicus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786)
To Malacopics (Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI (from synonym Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786)
To PESI (from synonym Euthria obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880))
To PESI (from synonym Fusus obesus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Tritonium islandicum (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI (from synonym Neptunia islandica (Mohr, 1786))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Neptunia islandica var. gallica Locard, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Tritonium (Fusus) islandicum var. sulcata Middendorff, 1849)
To ITIS
