Metaphos
Metaphos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. [2]
| Metaphos | |
|---|---|
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| Metaphos articulatus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Metaphos Olsson, 1964[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phos chelonia Dall, 1917 | |
Species
Metaphos dejanira shell
Species within the genus Metaphos include:
- Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844)[3]
- Metaphos cocosensis (Dall, 1896)[3]
- Metaphos dejanira (Dall, 1919)[3]
- Metaphos gaudens (Hinds, 1844)[3]
- Metaphos laevigatus (A. Adams, 1851)[3]
- Metaphos minusculus (Dall, 1917)[3]
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References
- Olsson (1964). "Neogene mollusks from north-western Ecuador". Paleont. Res. Inst., Ithaca N.Y.: 154.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Metaphos Olsson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490546 on 2020-06-21
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Metaphos Olsson, 1964. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490546 on 2017-11-22
- Landau B., Silva C.M. da & Heitz A. (2016). Systematics of the gastropods of the Lower–Middle Miocene Cantaure Formation, Paraguaná Formation, Paraguaná peninsula, Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 389-390: 1-581.
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