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Admetula postera

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Admetula postera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admetula
Species:
A. postera
Binomial name
Admetula postera
(Beyrich, 1856)
Synonyms

Cancellaria evulsa postera Beyrich, 1856

Admetula postera is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 12 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in late Oligoceneearly Miocene strata in Northern Germany and in Hungary.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula postera (Beyrich, 1856) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1492911 on 2024-05-04
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