Marine Species Traits - Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938 †

Traits taxon details

Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938 †

AphiaID

833691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833691)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Metoptoma J. Phillips, 1836 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Mollusca incertae sedis †

Direct children (3)

Ordering

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Children Display

direct main ranks all

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
page(s): 6(1): 38, 43, 92 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833691 on 2026-07-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Metoptomatidae Wenz, 1938 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833691 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-02-09 06:43:53Z

created

Decock, Wim

2018-10-06 10:14:04Z

checked

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-05-06 08:08:05Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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Sources (5)
Attributes (1)

original description Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
page(s): 6(1): 38, 43, 92 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

additional source Pchelintsev, V. F.; Korobkov, I. A. (1960). Osnovy Paleontologii, Molliuski, Briukhonogie. [Fundamentals of paleontology, Molluscs, Gastropods]. Gostoptekhizdat, Moskva. 360 pp., 28 pls.
page(s): 83-84 [details] Available for editors

additional source Golikov, A.N. & Starobogatov, Y.I. (1975). Systematics of prosobranch gastropods. Malacologia. 15(1): 185-232., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13122844
page(s): 207 [details]

additional source Yochelson E.L. (1960). Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 3. Bellerophontacea and Patellacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 119(4): 205-294.
page(s): 244 [details] Available for editors

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