WoRMS taxon details
Metula metula (Hinds, 1844)
491118 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491118)
accepted
Species
Buccinum metula Hinds, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum metula Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. Smith, Elder and Co., London, v + 72 pp., 21 pls. [Pp. 1-24, pls. 1-7, July 1844; pp. 25-48, pl. 8-14, October 1844; p. i-v, 49-72, pl. 15-21, January 1845]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114183
page(s): 31, pl. 16, figs 13, 14. [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 16, figs 13, 14. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metula metula (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491118 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum metula Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. Smith, Elder and Co., London, v + 72 pp., 21 pls. [Pp. 1-24, pls. 1-7, July 1844; pp. 25-48, pl. 8-14, October 1844; p. i-v, 49-72, pl. 15-21, January 1845]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114183
page(s): 31, pl. 16, figs 13, 14. [details]
original description (of Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) 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 [nomen nudum]. [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 16, figs 13, 14. [details]
original description (of Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) 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 [nomen nudum]. [details]
Other
additional source
Huang, S.-I [Shih-I]; Lin M.-H. [Ming-Hui]. (2019). New Colubrariidae and nomenclatural remarks on <i>Metula</i> from the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Visaya.</em> 5 (2): 55-80.
page(s): 63, pl. 4 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huang, S.-I [Shih-I], Lin, M.-H. [Ming-Hui], Chu, C.-W. [Ching-Wei] & Huang, C.-H. [Chi-Hsiung]. (2024). Notes on <i>Metula</i> in Taiwan (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Colubrariidae). <em>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan.</em> 47: 32-77.
page(s): 49, pl. 3 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 63, pl. 4 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Huang, S.-I [Shih-I], Lin, M.-H. [Ming-Hui], Chu, C.-W. [Ching-Wei] & Huang, C.-H. [Chi-Hsiung]. (2024). Notes on <i>Metula</i> in Taiwan (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Colubrariidae). <em>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan.</em> 47: 32-77.
page(s): 49, pl. 3 fig. 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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