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Metulella fusiformis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Metulella fusiformis was named by Gabb (1873) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-10-29; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
  • Metulella williamgabbi was named by Maury (1917) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. Its type specimen is Holotype (no number), a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Metulella fusiformis by Jung (1994).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Metulella fusiformis Gabb p. 270
1917Metulella fusiformis Maury p. 89
1917Metulella williamgabbi Maury p. 90 figs. pl. 15, fig. 29
1922Metulella fusiformis Pilsbry p. 352 figs. pl. 18, fig. 16
1922Metulella williamgabbi Pilsbry p. 352

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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)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusMetulellaGabb 1873
speciesfusiformisGabb 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.

†Metulella fusiformis Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Metulella williamgabbi Maury 1917 [synonym]
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: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Metulella fusiformis (59282)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Metulella fusiformis (74969)