Admetula
Encyclopedia
Admetula is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Admetula include:- Admetula affluensAdmetula affluensAdmetula affluens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2008 - Admetula afraAdmetula afraAdmetula afra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.The specific name afra is a feminine of afer, that means "African"....
Petit & Harasewych, 2000 - Admetula atapodonta (Petit & Harasewych, 1986)
- Admetula bathynomaAdmetula bathynomaAdmetula bathynoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2008 - Admetula bayeri Petit, 1976
- Admetula cornideiAdmetula cornideiAdmetula cornidei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Description:The size of the thin, ovately oblong shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The color of the shell goes from brown to whitish. The protoconch is paucispiral...
(Altimira, 1978) - Admetula deroyaeAdmetula deroyaeAdmetula deroyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Petit, 1970) - Admetula emarginataAdmetula emarginataAdmetula emarginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2008 - Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
- Admetula garrardi Petit, 1974
- Admetula gittenbergeri (Verhecken, 2002) n. comb.
- Admetula italicaAdmetula italicaAdmetula italica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Description:The white, turriculate shell grows to a length of 11.5 mm. The paucispiral protoconch has 1¾ whorls. The teleoconch consists of 3¼ rounded whorls with spiral ridges,...
(D'Ancona, 1872) - Admetula luteaAdmetula luteaAdmetula lutea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2008 - Admetula marshalliAdmetula marshalliAdmetula marshalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
Bouchet & Petit, 2008 - Admetula superstes (Finlay, 1930)
- Admetula vossi Petit, 1976