Admete (gastropod)

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Admete
Admete frigida (MNHN-IM-2000-5396).jpeg
Shell of Admete frigida
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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.

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Characteristics

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]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Admete : [1]

Names that have become synonyms

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