Admetula epula
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Admetula |
| Species: | A. epula
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| Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
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Bonellitia epula (Petit & Harasewych, 1991) | |
Admetula epula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The shell size is 10 mm. it is dintinguished from other species by its lack of varices and its smooth outer lip.[2]
The specific name is named after the Latin word 'epula' (meaning banquet or feast) since all specimens have been collected from the gut contents of bottom-feeding fish.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
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References
- ^ a b Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2010.
- ^ Biological Society of Washington; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Institution, Smithsonian; Institution, Smithsonian (1991). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. v.104 (1991). Washington: Biological Society of Washington.
- 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
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
External links
- Petit R.E. & Harasewych M.G. (1991). A new Admetula (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 104(1): 181–183
- Petit R.E. & Harasewych M.G. (2000). Additions to the cancellariid (Mollusca : Neogastropoda) fauna of South Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113(1): 145-154
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