WoRMS taxon details

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
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 amosi Vanatta, 1913
  5. Species Metula andamanica E. A. Smith, 1906
  6. Species Metula angioyorum Parth, 1992
  7. Species Metula bozzettii Parth, 1990
  8. Species Metula cheni S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  9. Species Metula crosnieri Bouchet, 1988
  10. Species Metula cumingii A. Adams, 1853
  11. Species Metula daili S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  12. Species Metula daphnelloides Melvill & Standen, 1903
  13. Species Metula ellena Olsson & Bayer, 1972
  14. Species Metula elongata Dall, 1907
  15. Species Metula etelvinae Bozzetti, 2001
  16. Species Metula eureka S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
  17. Species Metula formosa S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  18. Species Metula frausseni Bozzetti, 1995
  19. Species Metula fretensis S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  20. Species Metula gigliottii Coltro, 2005
  21. Species Metula graphii S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  22. Species Metula inflata (Houbrick, 1984)
  23. Species Metula kebalan S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  24. Species Metula kilburni Parth, 1994
  25. Species Metula koenfrausseni S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  26. Species Metula lanmeiae S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  27. Species Metula lintea Guppy, 1882
  28. Species Metula liui S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  29. Species Metula metula (Hinds, 1844)
  30. Species Metula metulina (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
  31. Species Metula minor Olsson & Bayer, 1973
  32. Species Metula mitrella (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  33. Species Metula mozambicana S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
  34. Species Metula olssoni Woodring, 1928
  35. Species Metula optima Olsson & Bayer, 1972
  36. Species Metula paohani S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  37. Species Metula parthi Bondarev, 1997
  38. Species Metula reticularis Traub, 1938
  39. Species Metula sansalvador S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  40. Species Metula sulcata S.-Q. Zhang, J.-L. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2016
  41. Species Metula thachi Fraussen & S.-I Huang, 2011
  42. Species Metula tumida (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 2000)
  43. Species Metula yiruae S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  44. Species Metula zeelandia S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin, C.-W. Chu & C.-H. Huang, 2024
  45. 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)
  46. Species Metula agassizi Clench & Aguayo, 1941 accepted as Bartschia agassizi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Metula anfractura Matthews & Rios, 1968 accepted as Bartschia agassizi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  48. Species Metula boswellae Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Kanamarua boswellae (Kilburn, 1975) (original combination)
  49. Species Metula canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944) accepted as Gaillea canetae (Clench & Aguayo, 1944)
  50. Species Metula chetyzecchiae Bozzetti, 1992 accepted as Metula metulina (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
  51. Species Metula clathrata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913 (based on junior primary homonym)
  52. Species Metula clathrata Knudsen, 1956 accepted as Metula africana Bouchet, 1988 (secondary homonym of M. clathrata (Adams & Reeve, 1850))
  53. Species Metula fusiformis Clench & Aguayo, 1941 accepted as Manaria fusiformis (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Metula metula (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  55. Species Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Metula rehderi (Kilburn, 1977) accepted as Kanamarua hyatinthus Shikama, 1973
  57. Species Metula significans (Rehder, 1943) accepted as Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943
  58. Species Metula somalica Bozzetti, 1993 accepted as Kanamarua somalica (Bozzetti, 1993) (original combination)
  59. Species Metula vicdani Kosuge, 1989 accepted as Kanamarua hyatinthus Shikama, 1973
  60. 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
  61. Species Metula trifasciata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
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. (2025). 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 2025-05-17
Date
action
by
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). 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] 

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

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

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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