''Admetula'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

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Cancellariidae Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this ...

, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Admetula'' include: * '' Admetula affluens'' Bouchet & Petit, 2008 * '' Admetula afra'' Petit & Harasewych, 2000 * '' Admetula atopodonta'' (Petit & Harasewych, 1986) * '' Admetula bathynoma'' Bouchet & Petit, 2008 * '' Admetula bayeri'' Petit, 1976 * † ''

Admetula bernayi ''Admetula bernayi'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails..MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula bernayi (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed thro ...

'' (Cossmann, 1889) * '' Admetula cornidei'' (Altimira, 1978) * '' Admetula deroyae'' (Petit, 1970) * † ''

Admetula dubia ''Admetula dubia'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula dubia (Deshayes, 1864) †. Accessed through: ...

'' (Deshayes, 1864) * '' Admetula emarginata'' Bouchet & Petit, 2008 * '' Admetula epula'' Petit & Harasewych, 1991 * † ''

Admetula evulsa ''Admetula evulsa'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula evulsa (Solander, 1766) †. Accessed through ...

'' (Solander, 1766) * † ''

Admetula faksensis ''Admetula faksensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula faksensis Schnetler & Petit, 2006 †. Acc ...

'' Schnetler & Petit, 2006 * '' Admetula formosa'' S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2020 * † ''

Admetula funigera ''Admetula funigera'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula funigera (Staadt, 1913) †. Accessed throu ...

'' (Staadt, 1913) * '' Admetula garrardi'' Petit, 1974 * † ''

Admetula girauxi ''Admetula girauxi'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula girauxi (Cossmann, 1913) †. Accessed throu ...

'' (Cossmann, 1913) * '' Admetula gittenbergeri'' (Verhecken, 2002) n. comb. * † ''

Admetula irregularis ''Admetula irregularis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula irregularis Garvie, 1996 †. Accessed t ...

'' Garvie, 1996 * '' Admetula italica'' (D'Ancona, 1872) Verhecken A. (2007). ''Revision of the Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Cancellarioidea) of the eastern Atlantic (40°N-40°S) and the Mediterranean''. Zoosystema : 29(2): 281-364 p. 286-289
* '' Admetula leechunfui'' S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2020 * '' Admetula lutea'' Bouchet & Petit, 2008 * '' Admetula marshalli'' Bouchet & Petit, 2008 * † ''

Admetula postera ''Admetula postera '' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula postera (Beyrich, 1856) †. Accessed throu ...

'' (Beyrich, 1856) * † '' Admetula rosenkrantzi'' Schnetler & Petit, 2006 * † ''

Admetula serrata ''Admetula serrata'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula serrata (Bronn, 1831) †. Accessed through ...

'' (Bronn, 1831) * † ''

Admetula sinuosa ''Admetula sinuosa'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails..MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed thro ...

'' (Cossmann, 1889) * † ''

Admetula sphaericula ''Admetula sphaericula'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula sphaericula (Cossmann, 1889) †. Acces ...

'' (Cossmann, 1889) * † ''

Admetula striatulata ''Admetula striatulata'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula striatulata (Deshayes, 1835) †. Acces ...

'' (Deshayes, 1835) * † ''

Admetula strictoturrita ''Admetula strictoturrita'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula strictoturrita (Sa ...

'' (Sacco, 1894) * † ''

Admetula subevulsa ''Admetula subevulsa'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula subevulsa (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †. Acces ...

'' (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) * '' Admetula superstes'' (Finlay, 1930) * '' Admetula vossi'' Petit, 1976 * '' Admetula yerenjii'' S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2020 ;Species brought into synonymy: * † ''Admetula altavillae'' (Libassi, 1859): synonym of † ''

'' (Sacco, 1894) (junior homonym) ;Taxon inquirendum * ''Admetula malacitana'' Vera-Peláez & Muñiz-Solis, 1995

References

* Landau B., Petit R. & Marquet R. (2006). The early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, Southern Spain. Part 12. Cancellarioidea. Palaeontos. 9: 61-101. * Hemmen J. (2007). ''Recent Cancellariidae''. Wiesbaden, 428pp * Verhecken A. (2007) ''Revision of the Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Cancellarioidea) of the eastern Atlantic (40°N-40°S) and the Mediterranean''; ZOOSYSTEMA • 2007 • 29 (2) © Publications Scientifi ques du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. * Verhecken A. (2011) ''The Cancellariidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 and Aurora 2007 deep sea cruises in the Philippines, with description of six new species (Neogastropoda, Cancellarioidea).'' Vita Malacologica 9: 1-60

External links

Cossmann M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 24: 3-381, pl. 1-12.
Cancellariidae {{Cancellariidae-stub