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Metuonella kitzingeri Morassi, Bonfitto & Nappo, 2025
1829160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829160)
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Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Morassi, M.; Bonfitto, A.; Nappo, A. (2025). Two new species of <i>Metuonella</i> Sorgenfrei 1958 (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific region: first record in the recent fauna of a genus of probable Tethyan origin. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2025.2544431: 1-6., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2544431
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Type locality contained in Solomon Archipelago
type locality contained in Solomon Archipelago [details]
Etymology The species is named after Ernst Kitzinger (1912–2003), historian of late antique, early medieval and Byzantine art.
Etymology The species is named after Ernst Kitzinger (1912–2003), historian of late antique, early medieval and Byzantine art. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metuonella kitzingeri Morassi, Bonfitto & Nappo, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829160 on 2025-09-11
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Morassi, M.; Bonfitto, A.; Nappo, A. (2025). Two new species of <i>Metuonella</i> Sorgenfrei 1958 (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific region: first record in the recent fauna of a genus of probable Tethyan origin. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2025.2544431: 1-6., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2544431
page(s): 2, figs 1A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 2, figs 1A-K [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The species is named after Ernst Kitzinger (1912–2003), historian of late antique, early medieval and Byzantine art. [details]
