Metaphos (gastropod)
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| Apertural view of a shell of Metaphos articulatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Metaphos Olsson, 1964 |
Metaphos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Metaphos include:
- Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844)
- Metaphos cocosensis (Dall, 1896)
- Metaphos dejanira (Dall, 1919)
- Metaphos gaudens (Hinds, 1844)
- Metaphos laevigatus (A. Adams, 1851)
- Metaphos minusculus (Dall, 1917)
References
- ↑ Fraussen, K. (2014). Metaphos Olsson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490546 on 2015-01-01
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