Admetula superstes

Admetula superstes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Admetula
Species:	A. superstes
Binomial name
Admetula superstes (Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms [1]
Bonellitia superstesFinlay, 1930

Admetula superstes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off North Island, New Zealand.

References

1. 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

• Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61
• Conchology.be: image