Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae
Synonym: Antemetula Rehder 1943
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Harris and Palmer 1947, Ladd 1977, Ladd 1982, Olsson 1931, Olsson 1967, Sepkoski 2002, Wilson 1994 and Woodring 1964
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinofusus, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Busyconinae, Caducifer, Calicantharus, Calophos, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cominellinae, Cornulina, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Fasciolariinae, Fusinus, Gemophos, Glaphyrina, Gordanops, Hanetia, Hindsia, Ilyanassa, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Melongeninae, Metaphos, Misifulgur, Molopophorus, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nassaria, Nassariinae, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Sycostoma, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Metula (Metula) Metula amosi Metula brazosensis Metula cancellata Metula gabbi Metula gentilicia Metula gracilis Metula harrisi Metula harrisi Metula hindsii Metula johnsoni Metula limonensis Metula martini Metula peruviana Metula roberti Metula subgracilis Metula taylorensis
Type: Metula hindsii
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections), Fiji (1), Panama (2), Vanuatu (2)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (6), the Dominican Republic (4), Ecuador (2), Fiji (1), Indonesia (1), Italy (1), Jamaica (3), Panama (8), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), the Dominican Republic (6), Grenada (3), Italy (2), Pakistan (1), Panama (31), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (1: Delaware)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1), United States (7: Mississippi)
• Eocene of Peru (1), United States (21: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas), Venezuela (1)
• Paleocene of United States (4: Texas)
Total: 117 collections including 127 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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