Zeadmete subantarctica
Zeadmete subantarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
| Zeadmete subantarctica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Zeadmete |
| Species: | Z. subantarctica |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeadmete subantarctica Powell, 1933 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Snares Island.
References
- Zeadmete subantarctica Powell, 1933. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- Powell, A. W. B. (1933). New species of marine Mollusca from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 20: 232-236.
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
- Biolib.cz: image
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