Admetula postera explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 12 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in late Oligocene–early Miocene strata in Northern Germany and in Hungary.

External links

• Beyrich, E. (1856). Die Conchylien des norddeutschen Tertiärgebirges. 4: Fusus, Turbinella. 5: Cancellaria. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 8: 21–88, pls 1-10; 553–588, pl. 15-17
• Vicián, Z., Kovács, Z., Stein, G. (2019). Addition to the Egerian (late Oligocene – early Miocene) gastropod fauna of Esztergom (Hungary). Földtani Közlöny 149/2, 149-162

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula postera (Beyrich, 1856) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1492911 on 2024-05-04