Metula johnsoni Vaughan 1896 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combination: Phos johnsoni

Belongs to Metula according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947

See also Johnson 1899

Sister taxa: Metula (Metula), Metula amosi, Metula brazosensis, Metula cancellata, Metula gabbi, Metula gentilicia, Metula gracilis, Metula harrisi, Metula harrisi, Metula hindsii, Metula limonensis, Metula martini, Metula peruviana, Metula roberti, Metula subgracilis, Metula taylorensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at PRI 2224 (Eocene of Louisiana)

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