Metzgeria (gastropod)

Metzgeria
Shell of Metzgeria problematica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ptychatractidae
Genus:	Metzgeria Norman, 1879
Synonyms [1]
MeyeriaDunker & Metzger, 1874

Metzgeria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ptychatractidae. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Metzgeria include:

• Metzgeria alba (Jeffreys in Wyville-Thomson, 1873) ^[2]
• Metzgeria californica Dall, 1903 ^[3]
• Metzgeria gagei Bouchet & Warén, 1985 ^[4]
• Metzgeria holcophorus (Barnard, 1959)
• Metzgeria montereyana Smith & Gordon, 1948 ^[5]
• Metzgeria problematica (Ponder, 1968) ^[6]
• Metzgeria shirleyi (Cernohorsky, 1980)

Synonyms

• Metzgeria albella(Dunker & Metzger, 1874): synonym of Metzgeria alba (Jeffreys, 1873)
• Metzgeria apodemaBouchet & Talavera, 1981: synonym of Euthriostoma saharicum (Locard, 1897)
• Metzgeria costata(Dall, 1890): ^[7] synonym of Latiromitra costata (Dall, 1890)

References

1. Metzgeria Norman, 1879 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
2. Metzgeria alba (Jeffreys in Wyville-Thomson, 1873) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
3. Metzgeria californica Dall, 1903 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
4. Metzgeria gagei Bouchet & Warén, 1985 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
5. Metzgeria montereyana Smith & Gordon, 1948 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
6. Metzgeria problematica (Ponder, 1968) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
7. Metzgeria costata (Dall, 1890) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.