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Colus pubescens   (Verrill, 1882)

Hairy whelk

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Colus pubescens  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Buccinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 20 - 1238 m (Ref. 83435).  Polar; 82°N - 29°N, 127°W - 55°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Western Atlantic: Canadian Arctic Archipelago and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on mid and high positioned flats, on fine to very fine sand (Ref. 117375).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cusson, M., P. Archambault and A. Aitken. 2007. (Ref. 3448)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.9 - 10.3, mean 6.2 (based on 54 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.