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Metula (Hebrew: מְטֻלָּה) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Ma'akha, and Eyon, bordering Lebanon. In 2018 it had a population of 1,599. Metula is the northernmost town in Israel.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2304742	https://www.gbif.org/species/2304742
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	10709	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=10709

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : Metula

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Metula

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Prosobranchia	Milne-Edwards 1848
superorder	Caenogastropoda	Cox 1959
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
genus	Metula	H.Adams & A.Adams 1853

Scientific Name

Metula H.Adams & A.Adams, 1853

Name Published In

Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. 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), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)].

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Acamptochetus	genus	belongs to Neogastropoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Neogastropoda)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Neogastropoda)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metula

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Metula aegrota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula africana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula agaoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula amosi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Metula andamanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula angioyorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula blakneyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula boettgeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula bozzettii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula cancellata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	11.6 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Metula crosnieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula cumingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula daphnelloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula ellena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula etelvinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula eureka species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula fastidiosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula fragilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula frausseni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula gabbi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Metula gigliottii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula harrisi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	56.0 Ma Paleocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Metula hiawanneensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula ibbotsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula inflata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula kerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula kilburni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula limonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Metula lintea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula martini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Metula marylandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula metula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula metulina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula mitraeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula mozambicana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula nephele species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula neptuneiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula olssoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula optima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula parthi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula peruviana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Metula reticularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula reticulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula roberti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Metula santoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula siphooides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula taylorensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Metula thachi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula tumida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula vacavillensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Metula vasseuri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Colubrarina Kuroda & Habe, 1971	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Colubrarina*
Antemetula Rehder, 1943	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Antemetula*
Acamptochetus Cossmann, 1901	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Acamptochetus*
Minitula Olsson & Bayer, 1972	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Minitula*
Agassitula Olsson & Bayer, 1972	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Agassitula*
Floritula Olsson & Bayer, 1972	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae : *Floritula*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Acamptochetus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gen. Rec. Moll., 1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Nov 2016). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. - via World Register of Marine Species

Beu A.G. & Maxwell P.A. (1987) A revision of the fossil and living gastropods related to Plesiotriton Fischer, 1884 (Family Cancellariidae, Subfamily Plesiotritoninae n. subfam.). With an appendix: Genera of Buccinidae Pisaniinae related to Colubraria Schumacher, 1817. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 54:1-140. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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