Zeadmete atlantica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Zeadmete |
Species: | Z. atlantica |
Binomial name | |
Zeadmete atlantica Petit, L. D. Campbell & S. C. Campbell, 2010 |
Zeadmete atlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
The shell of Zeadmete atlantica is small and slender, with a length of up to 3.76 mm and a diameter of up to 1.96 mm. It is white or pale yellow in color, with spiral ribs and axial folds. The aperture is narrow and oval-shaped.
Zeadmete atlantica was first described in 2010 by Petit, Campbell, and Campbell. It is the only known species of Zeadmete in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Distribution
This rare deep-sea species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeadmete atlantica Petit, L. D. Campbell & S. C. Campbell, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494245 on 2023-10-19
- Galli, Claudio. "WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase".
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Zeadmete atlantica |
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