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Metalia
Taxonomy
Metalia was named by Gray (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 956]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1855 | Metalia Gray p. 51 |
| 1915 | Metalia Clark and Twitchell p. 215 |
| 1938 | Metalia Grant and Hertlein p. 127 |
| 1966 | Metalia Fischer p. U597 |
| 1984 | Metalia Kier p. 122 |
| 2002 | Metalia Sepkoski |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Metalia Gray 1855
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†Metalia cartagensis Sanchez Roig 1949
†Metalia ravenelianus McCrady 1855
†Metalia spatagus Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available