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Metalycaeus

Gastropoda - Alycaeidae

Taxonomy
Metalycaeus was named by Pilsbry (1900). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alycaeidae by Yu et al. (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Metalycaeus Pilsbry
2022Metalycaeus Yu et al. p. 724

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyCyclophoroideaGray 1847
familyAlycaeidae(Blanford 1864)
genusMetalycaeusPilsbry 1900

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. Metalycaeus Pilsbry 1900
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Metalycaeus fossilis Yu et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) M. fossilis (220273)