| Admete | |
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| Shell of Admete frigida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Subfamily: | Admetinae |
| Genus: | Admete Krøyer, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Admete crispaMöller, H.P.C., 1842 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Cancellaria (Admete) Krøyer, 1842 | |
Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Admetinae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
The shell is oval, thin, diaphanous and is covered by an epidermis. Its spire is sharp. The body whorl exhibits a slight ventricose shape. The aperture is oval, with a gentle sinuation at the front. The columella is obliquely truncate, with slight plications in the front. The outer lip is sharp. [2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Admete : [1]