Metula (gastropod)
Metula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colubrariidae.
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Quaternary.Species
Species in the genus Metula include:Metula aegrota Metula africana Bouchet, 1988Metula agaoensis S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019Metula amosi Vanatta, 1913Metula andamanica Smith, 1906Metula angioyorum Parth, 1992Metula bozzettii Parth, 1990Metula crosnieri Bouchet, 1988Metula cumingi A. Adams, 1853Metula daphnelloides Melville & Standen, 1903Metula ellena Olsson & Bayer, 1972Metula elongata Dall, 1907Metula etelvinae Bozzetti, 2001Metula eureka S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019Metula frausseni Bozzetti, 1995Metula gigliottii Coltro, 2005Metula inflata Metula kilburni Parth, 1994Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975Metula lintea Guppy, 1882Metula metula Metula metulina Metula minor Olsson & Bayer, 1972Metula mitrella Metula mozambicana S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019Metula olssoni Woodring, 1928Metula optima Olsson & Bayer, 1972Metula parthi Bondarev, 1997Metula reticularis Traub, 1938Metula sulcata S.-Q. Zhang, J.-L. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2016Metula thachi Fraussen & S.-I. Huang, 2011Metula tumida Xiutong & Suping, 2000; Species brought into synonymy:Metula agassizi ''Clench & Aguayo, 1941: synonym of Bartschia agassizi Metula anfractura Matthews & Rios, 1968: synonym of Bartschia agassizi Metula boswellae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Kanamarua boswellae Metula canetae : synonym of Gaillea canetae Metula chetyzecchiae Bozzetti, 1992: synonym of Metula metulina Metula clathrata : synonym of Metula knudseni Kilburn, 1975 Metula clathrata Knudsen, 1956: synonym of Metula africana Bouchet, 1988 Metula fusiformis Clench & Aguayo, 1941: synonym of Manaria fusiformis Metula guppyi Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Bartschia guppyi Metula hindsii H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858: synonym of Metula metula Metula rehderi : synonym of Kanamarua hyatinthus Shikama, 1973Metula significans : synonym of Bartschia significans Rehder, 1943Metula somalica Bozzetti, 1993: synonym of Kanamarua somalica Metula vicdani Kosuge, 1989: synonym of Kanamarua hyatinthus'' Shikama, 1973