Admetula sinuosa
Appearance
Admetula sinuosa Temporal range:
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Shell of † Admetula sinuosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Admetula |
Species: | A. sinuosa
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Binomial name | |
Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889)
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Admetula sinuosa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.
References
[edit]- ^ .MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571590 on 2024-05-04