Admetula superstes
| Admetula superstes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Admetula |
| Species: | A. superstes
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| Binomial name | |
| Admetula superstes (Finlay, 1930)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is found off North Island, New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61
- Conchology.be: image
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