Admete schythei

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

Admete schythei
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A. schythei
Binomial name
Admete schythei
(Philippi, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Cancellaria schythei Philippi, 1855

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Magellanic Straits.

References

  • 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


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