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Metulella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Metulella was named by Gabb (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi].

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Mansfield (1925); to Columbellidae by Jung (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Metulella Gabb p. 270
1925Metulella Mansfield p. 46
1994Metulella Jung p. 25
2002Metulella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusMetulellaGabb 1873

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. †Metulella Gabb 1873
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Subg. Metulella (Thiarinella) Sacco 1890
†Metulella caronensis Mansfield 1925
†Metulella dominicensis Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
†Metulella fusiformis Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Metulella williamgabbi Maury 1917 [synonym]
†Metulella venusta Sowerby 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago M. caronensis (74921)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic M. venusta (90618 93686 99852 131369 131371)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic M. sp., M. venusta (74914 74915) M. venusta (58824 74957)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) M. fusiformis (59282)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic M. sp. (75041) M. venusta (84952 84986 93601 93687 93716 131387 131645 131655 131656 131662 131664 131676 131677)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. fusiformis (74969) M. sp. (74971 75039 75043) M. sp., M. venusta (74967) M. venusta (74911 75036 75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. venusta (58815)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. sp. (74965) M. sp., M. venusta (80084 80136)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Anachis styliola (59309)