Admete ovata

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

Admete ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Admete
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Admete ovata
E.A. Smith, 1875

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References
  1. Admete ovata E.A. Smith, 1875. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2012.


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