Admetula postera
Extinct species of gastropod
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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]
| Admetula postera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Admetula |
| Species: | †A. postera |
| Binomial name | |
| †Admetula postera (Beyrich, 1856) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Cancellaria evulsa postera Beyrich, 1856 | |
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.
