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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