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Admetula superstes

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Admetula superstes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admetula
Species:
A. superstes
Binomial name
Admetula superstes
(Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms[1]

Bonellitia superstes Finlay, 1930

Admetula superstes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is found off North Island, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Admetula superstes (Finlay, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
  • Bouchet P. & Petit R.E. (2008). New species and new records of southwest Pacific Cancellariidae. The Nautilus 122(1): 1–18.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
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