Admete (gastropod) explained

Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Admetinae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Characteristics

The shell is oval, thin, diaphanous and is covered by an epidermis. Its spire is sharp. The body whorl exhibits a slight ventricose shape. The aperture is oval, with a gentle sinuation at the front. The columella is obliquely truncate, with slight plications in the front. The outer lip is sharp. ^[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Admete :^[2]

• Admete bruuni Knudsen, 1964
• Admete californica (Dall, 1908) - California admete
• Admete choshiensis Shikama, 1962
• Admete clivicola Høisæter, 2011
• Admete contabulata Friele, 1879
• Admete enderbyensis Powell, 1958
• Admete frigida Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
• Admete gracilior (Carpenter, 1869) - slender admete
• Admete haini Numanami, 1996
• Admete hukuiensis Nomura, 1940
• Admete magellanica (Strebel, 1905)
• Admete microsoma (Dall, 1908)
• Admete ovata E.A. Smith, 1875
• Admete philippii Ihering, 1907
• Admete sadko Gorbunov, 1946
• Admete schythei (Philippi, 1855)
• Admete solida (Aurivillius, 1885)
• Admete specularis (Watson, 1882)
• Admete tabulata Sowerby III, 1875
• Admete tenuissima Okutani & Fujikura, 2002
• Admete verenae Harasewych & Petit, 2011
• Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780) - northern admete)
• Admete watanabei Shikama, 1962

Names that have become synonyms :

• Admete aethiopica Thiele, 1925: synonym of Cancellicula aethiopica (Thiele, 1925)
• Admete ambigua Hutton, 1885: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
• Admete antarctica (Strebel, 1908): synonym of Nothoadmete antarctica (Strebel, 1908)
• Admete arctica (Middendorff, 1849): synonym of Neoiphinoe arctica (Middendorff, 1849)
• Admete azorica Bouchet & Warén, 1985: synonym of Brocchinia azorica (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
• Admete borealis A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete cancellata Kobelt, 1887: synonym of Neadmete cancellata (Kobelt, 1887)
• Admete carinata (R. B. Watson, 1882): synonym of Zeadmete watsoni Petit, 1970
• Admete circumcincta (Dall, 1873): synonym of Neadmete circumcincta (Dall, 1873)
• Admete consobrina Powell, 1951: synonym of Nothoadmete consobrina (Powell, 1951)
• Admete cornidei Altimira, 1978: synonym of Bonellitia cornidei (Altimira, 1978)
• Admete couthouyi (Jay, 1839) - northern admete: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete crispa Møller, 1842: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete decapensis Barnard, 1960: synonym of Brocchinia decapensis (Barnard, 1960)
• Admete delicatula E.A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Nothoadmete delicatula (E.A. Smith, 1907)
• Admete distincta Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete finlayi (Powell, 1940): synonym of Zeadmete finlayi Powell, 1940
• Admete globularis E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Microglyphis globularis (E. A. Smith, 1875) (original combination)
• Admete grandis Mørch, 1869: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete harpovoluta Powell, 1957: synonym of Nothoadmete harpovoluta (Powell, 1957) (original combination)
• Admete laevior Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete limnaeaeformis E.A. Smith, 1879: synonym of Toledonia limnaeaeformis (E.A. Smith, 1879)
• Admete microscopica Dall, 1889: synonym of Microcancilla microscopica (Dall, 1889)
• Admete middendorffiana Dall, 1885 accepted as Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete modesta (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Neadmete modesta (Carpenter, 1864)
• Admete nodosa Verrill and Smith, 1885: synonym of Brocchinia nodosa (Verrill & S. Smith, 1885)
• Admete philippii Carcelles, 1950 accepted as Admete philippii Ihering, 1907
• Admete producta Sars, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete regina Dall, 1911 - noble admete: synonym of Admete solida (Aurivillius, 1885)
• Admete rhyssa Dall, 1919: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)
• Admete seftoni Berry, 1956: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)
• Admete stricta Hedley, 1907: synonym of Pepta stricta (Hedley, 1907)
• Admete unalashkensis (Dall, 1873): synonym of Neadmete unalashkensis (Dall, 1873)
• Admete undata Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete undatocostata Verkrüzen, 1875: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
• Admete woodworthi Dall, 1905: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)

References

• • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp.
• Høisæter T. (2011) Revision of the Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) in the deep water of the Norwegian Sea, with the description of a new species of Admete. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91: 493–504

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24093209#page/115/mode/1up G.W. Tryon - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species vol. VII; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences 1879-1898
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137723 WoRMS : Admete; accessed : 22 October 2011