Admetula dubia

Admetula dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admetula
Species:
†A. dubia
Binomial name
†Admetula dubia
(Deshayes, 1864)
Synonyms
  • † Bonellitia dubia (Deshayes, 1864) superseded combination
  • † Cancellaria dubia Deshayes, 1864 superseded combination

Admetula dubia is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 6.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula dubia (Deshayes, 1864) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571587 on 2024-05-04


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