Admetula strictoturrita

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

Admetula strictoturrita
Shell of † Admetula strictoturrita (holotype)
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. strictoturrita
Binomial name
Admetula strictoturrita
(Sacco, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Admetula altavillae (Libassi, 1859) junior homonym
  • Cancellaria (Contortia) altavillae Libassi, 1859 superseded rank
  • Cancellaria (Contortia) altavillae var. strictoturrita Sacco, 1894 superseded combination
  • Cancellaria contorta var. altavillae Libassi, 1859 (superseded combination (invalid: junior

homonym of Cancellaria altavillae Aradas, 1846)

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Tertiary strata in Piedmont and Liguria, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula strictoturrita (Sacco, 1894) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672407 on 2024-05-05
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