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MolluscaBase name details

Acamptochetus inflatus Houbrick, 1984

AphiaID

578384 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578384)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Metula inflata (Houbrick, 1984)

Rank

Species

Parent

Acamptochetus Cossmann, 1901 accepted as Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Acamptochetus inflatus Houbrick, 1984

Environment

marine

Original description

Houbrick, R. S. (1984). A new "Metula" species from the Indo-West Pacific (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae. Proccedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 97 (2): 420-424., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34553741 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Acamptochetus inflatus Houbrick, 1984. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578384 on 2025-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-08-08 08:32:55Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description Houbrick, R. S. (1984). A new "Metula" species from the Indo-West Pacific (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae. Proccedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 97 (2): 420-424., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34553741 [details]