WoRMS taxon details

Metula africana Bouchet, 1988

491105  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491105)

accepted
Species
Metula clathrata Knudsen, 1956 · unaccepted (secondary homonym of M. clathrata...)  
secondary homonym of M. clathrata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
marine
Bouchet, P. (1988). Two new species of Metula (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) with a description of the radula of the genus. <em>Nautilus.</em> 102(4): 149-153., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276987 [details]   
Type locality contained in Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Metula africana Bouchet, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491105 on 2024-04-19
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original description Bouchet, P. (1988). Two new species of Metula (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) with a description of the radula of the genus. <em>Nautilus.</em> 102(4): 149-153., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276987 [details]   

original description  (of Metula clathrata Knudsen, 1956) Knudsen, J. (1956). Marine prosobranchs of Tropical West Africa. <em>Atlantide Report, Copenhagen.</em> 4: 7-110.
page(s): 39, pl. 1, fig. 1 [details]   

basis of record Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com.  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality