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Metalia
Taxonomy
Metalia was named by Gray (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 956]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915) and Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966) and Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915) and Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966) and Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Metalia Gray p. 51 |
| 1915 | Metalia Clark and Twitchell p. 215 |
| 1938 | Metalia Grant and Hertlein p. 127 |
| 1966 | Metalia Fischer p. U597 |
| 1984 | Metalia Kier p. 122 |
| 2002 | Metalia Sepkoski |
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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. Metalia Gray 1855
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†Metalia cartagensis Sanchez Roig 1949
†Metalia ravenelianus McCrady 1855
†Metalia spatagus Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | Pakistan | M. sowerbyi (77304) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Antigua and Barbuda | M. sp. (80290) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Cuba | M. sp. (155874) | |
| Miocene | Micronesia, Federated States of (Northern Mariana Islands) | M. pelagica (204437) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Italy (Sardinia) | M. sp. (187430 187431) | |
| Middle Miocene | Fiji | M. sternalis (68313 68330) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | M. raveneliana (92411) | |
| Pleistocene | Palau | M. spatangus (204376) |