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Metula (Metula)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Metula (Metula) was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Metula by Adams and Adams (1853) and Ladd (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Metula (Metula) Adams and Adams p. 84
1977Metula (Metula) Ladd p. 50

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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
subgenusMetulaAdams and Adams 1853

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.

Subg. Metula (Metula) Adams and Adams 1853
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Diagnosis
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