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Admete ovata

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Admete ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admete
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Admete ovata

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

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 6 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Admete ovata E.A. Smith, 1875. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2012.
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