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Metaxia metaxae

Gastropoda - Triphoridae

Taxonomy
Murex metaxa was named by Delle Chiaje (1826). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerithium metaxa by Wood (1848); it was recombined as Metaxia metaxae by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Murex metaxa Delle Chiaje p. 211 figs. pl. 49, figs. 6, 6a
1848Cerithium metaxa Wood p. 71
2007Metaxia metaxae Hendy

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
subfamilyMetaxiinaeMarshall 1977
genusMetaxiaMonterosato 1884
speciesmetaxae(Delle Chiaje 1826)

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.

Metaxia metaxae Delle Chiaje 1826
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Diagnosis
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