Metaphos

Metaphos
Metaphos articulatus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Photinae
Genus: Metaphos
Olsson, 1964[1]

Metaphos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.

Species

Metaphos dejanira shell

Species within the genus Metaphos include:

  • Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844)[2]
  • Metaphos cocosensis (Dall, 1896)[2]
  • Metaphos dejanira (Dall, 1919)[2]
  • Metaphos gaudens (Hinds, 1844)[2]
  • Metaphos laevigatus (A. Adams, 1851)[2]
  • Metaphos minusculus (Dall, 1917)[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olsson (1964). "Neogene mollusks from north-western Ecuador". Paleont. Res. Inst., Ithaca N.Y.: 154.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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


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