Metanachis
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| Metanachis | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Metanachis jaspidea (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Metanachis Thiele, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Columbella jaspidea G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Columbella (Metanachis) Thiele, 1924 (original rank) | |
Metanachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]