Metanachis

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Metanachis
Metanachis jaspidea (MNHN-IM-2000-6897).jpeg
Shell of Metanachis jaspidea (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Metanachis
Thiele, 1924
Type species
Columbella jaspideaG. B. Sowerby I, 1844
Synonyms

Columbella (Metanachis)Thiele, 1924 (original rank)

Metanachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

Species

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Metanachis Thiele, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511302 on 2021-07-14