Admetula italica

Admetula italica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Admetula
Species:	A. italica
Binomial name
	Admetula italica; (Verhecken, 2002)
Synonyms
	Cancellaria italicaD’Ancona, 1872; Admetula malacitanaVera-Peláez & Muñiz-Solis, 1995; Admetula italicaVera-Peláez et al. 1995; Contortia italicaLandau et al. 2006;

Last updated May 05, 2024

Admetula italica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. ^[2]

Description

The white, turriculate shell grows to a length of 11.5 mm. The paucispiral protoconch has 1¾ whorls. The teleoconch consists of 3¼ rounded whorls with spiral ridges, axially crossed by 16 to 17 distinct ribs. The ribs become confused at the bottom of the body whorl. On the top of each whorl these ribs disappear into the flat sutural zone between the whorls. The aperture is ovoid with the outer lip lacking striae. The columella is strongly inclined abaxially showing two folds, with the rim of the siphonal canal forming the third fold. There is no umbilicus.^[2]

Distribution

Fossil shells from the Pliocene have been found in Italy and Southern Spain. Recent specimens have been found in deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean along Mauritania and the Western Sahara. The few recent shells found may be fossils dredged up recently.

Scientific Classification

The Admetula italica is in the Animalia phylum of Mollusca, a prehistoric ancestor to many modern Cancellarioideas. The name Italica refers to the location in which the first of these fossils were discovered by D'Ancona in 1872, who was the first to describe it.^[3]

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References

↑ Verhecken A. 2002. Journal of Conchology 37 (5): 505–514. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 April 2010.
1 2 3 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 Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Snyder, Martin Avery (2003). Catalogue of the Marine Gastropod Family Fasciolariidae. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 350. ISBN 9780910006576.

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[1] Verhecken A. 2002. Journal of Conchology 37 (5): 505–514. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[Verhecken-2] 1 2 3 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 Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Snyder, Martin Avery (2003). Catalogue of the Marine Gastropod Family Fasciolariidae. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 350. ISBN 9780910006576.

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