Zeadmete ovalis
| Zeadmete ovalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Zeadmete |
| Species: | Z. ovalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeadmete ovalis Dell, 1956 | |
Zeadmete ovalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 2.02 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off South Island and the Chatham Islands.
References
- ↑ Zeadmete ovalis Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1–235.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
- 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