Zeadmete barkeri

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Zeadmete barkeri
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Shell of Zeadmete barkeri (holotype at the Auckland Museum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Zeadmete
Species:
Z. barkeri
Binomial name
Zeadmete barkeri
Powell, 1952

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 8.8 mm, its diameter 4.75 mm. [2] The shell is very light coloured cream-white and coils 4 times to a point at the opposite end of the opening of the shell. Each coil is smaller than the last.

The shell is not smooth, with consistent bumps around the outside.

The shell has one imperfect Stadium (geometry) shaped opening.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found off Mayor Island, the Bay of Plenty, and the North Island. [3]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeadmete barkeri Powell, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464885 on 2023-10-19
  2. "Zeadmete Barkeri". New Zealand Mollusca. New Zealand Mollusca.
  3. "Zeadmete Barkeri". New Zealand Mollusca. New Zealand Mollusca.