| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colus altus (Wood, 1848) |
Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Colus aphelus (Dall, 1890) |
Oblique whelk | Eastern Pacific and the Arctic | |
| Colus aurantius (Dall, 1907) |
Broad-cord whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus barbarinus Dall, 1919 |
Santa Barbara whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus brunneus (Dall, 1877) |
Brown whelk | Eastern Pacific and the Arctic | |
| Colus callorhinus (Dall, 1877) |
Strombiform whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus errones Dall, 1919 |
Wayward whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus esychus (Dall, 1907) |
Esychus colus | Arctic and Northwest Pacific | |
| Colus gracilis (da Costa, 1778) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | ||
| Colus griseus (Dall, 1890) |
Gray whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus herendeenii (Dall, 1902) |
Thin-ribbed whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus holboelli (Møller, 1842) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | ||
| Colus holboellii (Möller, 1842) |
Atlantic Ocean | 7 | |
| Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786) |
Iceland whelk | Arctic and Atlantic Ocean | 12 |
| Colus jeffreysianus (Fischer, 1868) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Colus kroyeri (Möller, 1842) |
Arctic whelk | East Pacific, Arctic and Northwest Atlantic | |
| Colus latericeus (Moller, 1842) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | 2.5 | |
| Colus martensi (Krause, 1885) |
Marten's whelk | Arctic, Pacific Ocean and Southwest Atlantic | 1.03 |
| Colus obesus (Verrill, 1884) |
Plump whelk | To be filled | |
| Colus oceanodromae (Dall, 1919) |
Seahorse whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus ombronius Dall, 1919 |
Shady whelk | Eastern Pacific and the Arctic | |
| Colus periscelidus (Dall, 1891) |
Garter whelk | East Pacific | |
| Colus perminutus (Dall, 1927) |
Western Atlantic | 0.9 | |
| Colus pubescens (Verrill, 1882) |
Hairy whelk | Arctic and Western Atlantic | 8 |
| Colus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) |
Pygmy whelk | Western Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| Colus sabini (Gray, 1824) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | ||
| Colus stimpsoni (Mørch, 1867) |
Stimpson's Colus | Northern Atlantic and the Arctic | 13 |
| Colus syrtensis (Packard, 1867) |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Colus terraenovae Bouchet & Waren, 1985 |
Ventricose whelk | Western Atlantic Ocean | 5.8 |
| Colus turgidulus (Friele, 1877) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | 5.6 | |
| Colus virens (Dall, 1877) |
Green whelk | East Pacific |