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Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

225377  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225377)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Colubrariidae (Family)
  9. Metula (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Buccinum clathratum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913 (type by subsequent designation)
Acamptochetus Cossmann, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Antemetula (Colubrarina) Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Antimitra Iredale, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colubrarina Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fusus (Metula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Metula (Caseyella) MacNeil, 1984 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Caseyella Cantú-Chapa, 1976 [Cephalopoda].
Metula (Celatoconus) Conrad, 1863 † · alternative representation
Metula (Minitula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973 · alternative representation
Mitromorpha (Antimitra) Iredale, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Metula aegrota (Reeve, 1845)
  2. Species Metula africana Bouchet, 1988
  3. Species Metula agaoensis S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
  4. Species Metula alba Thach, 2025
  5. Species Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913
  6. Species Metula andamanica E. A. Smith, 1906
  7. Species Metula angioyorum Parth, 1992
  8. Species Metula bozzettii Parth, 1990
  9. Species Metula cheni S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  10. Species Metula chetyzecchiae Bozzetti, 1992
  11. Species Metula chialanae S.-I Huang, C.-H. Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2026
  12. Species Metula crosnieri Bouchet, 1988
  13. Species Metula cumingii A. Adams, 1853
  14. Species Metula daili S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  15. Species Metula daphnelloides Melvill & Standen, 1903
  16. Species Metula ellena Olsson & Bayer, 1973
  17. Species Metula elongata Dall, 1907
  18. Species Metula etelvinae Bozzetti, 2001
  19. Species Metula eureka S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
  20. Species Metula formosa S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  21. Species Metula frausseni Bozzetti, 1995
  22. Species Metula fretensis S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  23. Species Metula furuii S.-I Huang, C.-H. Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2026
  24. Species Metula garciai Thach, 2025
  25. Species Metula gigliottii Coltro, 2005
  26. Species Metula graphii S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  27. Species Metula inflata (Houbrick, 1984)
  28. Species Metula kebalan S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  29. Species Metula kilburni Parth, 1994
  30. Species Metula koenfrausseni S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  31. Species Metula lanmeiae S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  32. Species Metula lintea Guppy, 1882
  33. Species Metula liui S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  34. Species Metula metula (Hinds, 1844)
  35. Species Metula metulina (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
  36. Species Metula minor Olsson & Bayer, 1973
  37. Species Metula mitrella (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  38. Species Metula mozambicana S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
  39. Species Metula olssoni Woodring, 1928
  40. Species Metula optima Olsson & Bayer, 1973
  41. Species Metula paohani S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  42. Species Metula parthi Bondarev, 1997
  43. Species Metula sansalvador S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  44. Species Metula sulcata S.-Q. Zhang, J.-L. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2016
  45. Species Metula thachi Fraussen & S.-I Huang, 2011
  46. Species Metula tumida (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 2000)
  47. Species Metula yiruae S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  48. Species Metula zeelandia S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  49. Species Metula trifasciata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  50. Subgenus Metula (Agassitula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973 accepted as Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
    1. Species Metula (Agassitula) guppyi Olsson & Bayer, 1973 accepted as Bartschia guppyi (Olsson & Bayer, 1973) (original combination)
  51. Subgenus Metula (Metula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
    1. Species Metula agassizi Clench & Aguayo, 1941 accepted as Bartschia agassizi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Metula anfractura Matthews & Rios, 1968 accepted as Bartschia agassizi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Metula boswellae Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Kanamarua boswellae (Kilburn, 1975) (original combination)
    4. Species Metula canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944) accepted as Gaillea canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944)
    5. Species Metula clathrata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913 (based on junior primary homonym)
    6. Species Metula clathrata Knudsen, 1956 accepted as Metula africana Bouchet, 1988 (secondary homonym of M. clathrata (Adams & Reeve, 1850))
    7. Species Metula fusiformis Clench & Aguayo, 1941 accepted as Manaria fusiformis (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Metula metula (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    9. Species Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Species Metula rehderi (Kilburn, 1977) accepted as Kanamarua hyatinthus Shikama, 1973
    11. Species Metula significans (Rehder, 1943) accepted as Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943
    12. Species Metula somalica Bozzetti, 1993 accepted as Kanamarua somalica (Bozzetti, 1993) (original combination)
    13. Species Metula vicdani Kosuge, 1989 accepted as Kanamarua hyatinthus Shikama, 1973
    14. Subgenus Metula (Minitula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973 represented as Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
      1. Species Metula (Minitula) minor Olsson & Bayer, 1973 represented as Metula minor Olsson & Bayer, 1973
    marine
    Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
    page(s): Vol. 1: 84. [details] 
    MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225377 on 2026-02-01
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    2006-03-21 07:53:28Z
    created
    Zamouri, Nedra
    2010-08-10 10:14:45Z
    changed
    Tran, Bastien
    2010-09-29 16:09:11Z
    checked
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2011-08-08 08:32:55Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2014-10-26 14:00:32Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2019-04-02 02:42:47Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe

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    Nomenclature

    original description Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
    page(s): Vol. 1: 84. [details] 

    original description (of Antimitra Iredale, 1917) Iredale, T. (1917). More molluscan name-changes, generic and specific. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 12(6): 322-330., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770810 [details] 

    original description (of Metula (Agassitula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973) Olsson, A. A. & Bayer, F. M. (1973 ["1972"]). American Metulas (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 22(4): 900-925., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1972/00000022/00000004/art00008
    page(s): 917 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    original description (of Acamptochetus Cossmann, 1901) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875
    page(s): Part 4: 123. [details] 

    original description (of Antemetula Rehder, 1943) Rehder, H. A. (1943). New marine mollusks from the Antillean Region. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 93(3161): 187-203, pls 19-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294281
    page(s): 199. [details] 

    original description (of Metula (Floritula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973 †) Olsson, A. A. & Bayer, F. M. (1973 ["1972"]). American Metulas (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 22(4): 900-925., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1972/00000022/00000004/art00008
    page(s): 921 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    original description (of Metula (Minitula) Olsson & Bayer, 1973) Olsson, A. A. & Bayer, F. M. (1973 ["1972"]). American Metulas (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 22(4): 900-925., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1972/00000022/00000004/art00008
    page(s): 915 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    original description (of Antemetula (Colubrarina) Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) Kuroda, T., Habe, T. & Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. pp. i–xix, 1–741 (Japanese), 121 pls., 1–489 (English), 1–51 (index).
    page(s): 265(J), 173(E) [details] 

    original description (of Metula (Caseyella) MacNeil, 1984 †) MacNeil, F. S.; Dockery III, D. T. (1984). Lower Oligocene Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, and Cephalopoda of the Vicksburg Group in Mississippi. <em>Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey, Bulletin.</em> 124: 1-415, 72 pls.
    page(s): 131 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    Taxonomy

    taxonomy source Emerson, W. K. (1986). On the type species of <em>Metula</em> H. & A. Adams, 1853: <i>Buccinum clathratum</i> A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 100(1): 27–30, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277226 [details] 

    Other

    additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] OpenAccess publication

    additional source Beu, A. G.; Maxwell, P. A. (1987). A revision of the fossil and living gastropods related to <i>Plesiotriton</i> Fischer, 1884 (Family Cancellariidae, Subfamily Plesiotritoninae n. subfam.). With an appendix: Genera of Buccinidae Pisaniinae related to <i>Colubraria</i> Schumacher, 1817. <em>New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin.</em> 54: 1-140. [details] 

    subsequent type designation Kobelt, W. (1876-1881). <i>Illustrirtes Conchylienbuch</i>. Bd 1. Lieferung 1: 1-40, pl. 1-10 (November 1876); Lieferung 2: 41-64, pl. 11-20 (November/December 1877); Lieferung 3: 65-88, pl. 21-30 (February/March 1878); Lieferung 4: 89-104, pl. 31-40 (May 1878); Lieferung 5: i-xvi, 105-144, pl. 41-50 (May 1878). Bd 2. Lieferung 6: 145-176, pl. 51-60 (June/July 1879); Lieferung 7/8: 177-264, pl. 61-80 (1879); Lieferung 9: 265-312, pl. 81-90 (September/October 1880); Lieferung 10: 313-344, pl. 91-100 (April 1881); Lieferung 11: 345-392, pl. 101-112 (October 1881). Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11092#/summary
    page(s): Vol. 1: 39. [details] 

    		 
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