Two new species of Metuonella Sorgenfrei 1958 (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific region: first record in the recent fauna of a genus of probable Tethyan origin
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Two new species are assigned to the genus Metuonella Sorgenfrei, 1958, which is provisionally assigned to the family Mangeliidae P. Fischer, 1883, and herein described: Metuonella kitzingeri sp. nov., from the Solomon Islands, and Metuonella skywalkerorum sp. nov., from the Philippines. The new species represent the first Indo-Pacific record of a genus previously known only from the Tertiary of Europe. A probable Tethyan origin for the genus Metuonella is proposed.
Source: Molluscan Research
Authors: Mauro Morassi, Antonio Bonfitto, Andrea Nappo
Institution: University of Bologna
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4413302228