Admetula subevulsa

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

Admetula subevulsa
Shell of † Admetula subevulsa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admetula
Species:
A. subevulsa
Binomial name
Admetula subevulsa
(A. d'Orbigny, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Bonellitia subevulsa (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) superseded combination
  • Cancellaria subevulsa A. d'Orbigny, 1850 superseded combination

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula subevulsa (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571593 on 2024-05-05
  • Pacaud (J.-M.), 2007 - Nouveautés nomenclaturales et taxonomiques introduites par Alcide d'Orbigny dans le Prodrome (1850, 1852) pour les espèces du Paléocène et de l'Eocène. Geodiversitas, t. 29, vol. 1, p. 17-85, fig. 1-14


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