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Metula johnsoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Phos johnsoni was named by Vaughan (1896).

It was recombined as Metula johnsoni by Johnson (1899), Harris and Palmer (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. elongatoides, M. inflata, M. mitrella, M. neptuneiformis, M. pilsbryi, M. reticulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Phos johnsoni Vaughan
1899Metula johnsoni Johnson p. 75
1947Metula johnsoni Harris and Palmer p. 347

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMetulaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesjohnsoni(Vaughan 1896)

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.

†Metula johnsoni Vaughan 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available