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Metis
Taxonomy
Metis was named by Adams and Adams (1856). It is extant.
It was reranked as Tellina (Metis) by Noetling (1901).
It was assigned to Tellina by Noetling (1901); to Cyrenidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); and to Tellinidae by Adams and Adams (1856), Glenn (1904), Gardner (1947).
It was reranked as Tellina (Metis) by Noetling (1901).
It was assigned to Tellina by Noetling (1901); to Cyrenidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); and to Tellinidae by Adams and Adams (1856), Glenn (1904), Gardner (1947).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Metis Adams and Adams |
| 1901 | Tellina (Metis) Noetling p. 216 |
| 1904 | Metis Glenn p. 301 |
| 1923 | Metis Clark and Arnold p. 150 |
| 1947 | Metis Gardner p. 200 |
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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. Metis Adams and Adams 1856
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†Metis barba Olsson 1922
†Metis barba wiedenmayeri Hodson 1931
†Tellina (Metis) grimesi Noetling 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Angola | M. olssoni (89620) | |
| Bartonian | USA (South Carolina) | M. eutawensis (99097) | |
| Langhian | USA (California) | M. sp. (237564 237568) | |
| Pliocene | Costa Rica | M. barba (134678) |