Admetula epula

Admetula epula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Admetula
Species:	A. epula
Binomial name
Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
Synonyms[1]
Bonellitia epula (Petit & Harasewych, 1991)

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

Description

The shell size is 10 mm. it is dintinguished from other species by its lack of varices and its smooth outer lip.[2]

The specific name is named after the Latin word 'epula' (meaning banquet or feast) since all specimens have been collected from the gut contents of bottom-feeding fish.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

1. Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2010.
2. Biological Society of Washington; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Institution, Smithsonian; Institution, Smithsonian (1991). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. v.104 (1991). Washington: Biological Society of Washington.

• Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2005) Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)- 2nd edition. Zootaxa, 1102, 3–161. NIZT 682
• Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.

External links

• Petit R.E. & Harasewych M.G. (1991). A new Admetula (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 104(1): 181–183
• Petit R.E. & Harasewych M.G. (2000). Additions to the cancellariid (Mollusca : Neogastropoda) fauna of South Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113(1): 145-154