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
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  • † Cancellaria (Contortia) altavillae Libassi, 1859 superseded rank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 strictoturrita Sacco, 1894 superseded combination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 altavillae Libassi, 1859 (superseded combination (invalid: junior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

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

References
  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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