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Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975
1440567 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440567)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Metula clathrata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · unaccepted (based on junior primary homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kilburn, R. N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae. <em>Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae. Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22-2.
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Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Buccinum clathratum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850, non Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778 nec Buccinum clathratum...
Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Buccinum clathratum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850, non Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778 nec Buccinum clathratum Kiener, 1834. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440567 on 2025-09-11
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Kilburn, R. N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae. <em>Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae. Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22-2.
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source of synonymy 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
page(s): 28. [details]
page(s): 592. [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy 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
page(s): 28. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Buccinum clathratum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850, non Buccinum clathratum Born, 1778 nec Buccinum clathratum Kiener, 1834. [details]
