Metaconulus
Appearance
Metaconulus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | †Metaconulus Cossmann, 1918 |
Synonyms[1] | |
Proconulus (Metaconulus) Cossmann, 1918 |
Metaconulus is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Metaconulus include:[1]
- † Metaconulus brasili (Cossmann, 1902)
- † Metaconulus heres (Deshayes, 1863)
- † Metaconulus mauliaensis Belliard & Gain, 2015
The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
- † Metaconulus buchozi LeRenard, 1994
- † Metaconulus princeps (Deshayes, 1863)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d MolluscaBase (2018). Metaconulus Cossmann, 1918 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850485 on 2018-12-28