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.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Admete :
- Admete bruuni <small>Knudsen, 1964</small>
- Admete californica <small>(Dall, 1908)</small> - California admete
- Admete choshiensis <small>Shikama, 1962</small>
- Admete clivicola <small>Høisæter, 2011</small>
- Admete contabulata <small>Friele, 1879</small>
- Admete enderbyensis <small>Powell, 1958</small>
- Admete frigida <small>Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885</small>
- Admete gracilior <small>(Carpenter, 1869)</small> - slender admete
- Admete haini <small>Numanami, 1996</small>
- Admete hukuiensis <small>Nomura, 1940</small>
- Admete magellanica <small>(Strebel, 1905)</small>
- Admete microsoma <small>(Dall, 1908)</small>
- Admete ovata <small>E.A. Smith, 1875</small>
- Admete philippii <small>Ihering, 1907</small>
- Admete sadko <small>Gorbunov, 1946</small>
- Admete schythei <small>(Philippi, 1855)</small>
- Admete solida <small>(Aurivillius, 1885)</small>
- Admete specularis <small>(Watson, 1882)</small>
- Admete tabulata <small>Sowerby III, 1875</small>
- Admete tenuissima <small>Okutani & Fujikura, 2002</small>
- Admete verenae <small>Harasewych & Petit, 2011</small>
- Admete viridula <small>(Fabricius, 1780)</small> - northern admete)
- Admete watanabei <small>Shikama, 1962</small>
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 <small>(R. B. Watson, 1882)</small>: synonym of Zeadmete watsoni <small>Petit, 1970</small>
- 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 <small>(Jay, 1839)</small> - 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 <small>E.A. Smith, 1907</small>: synonym of Nothoadmete delicatula (E.A. Smith, 1907)
- Admete distincta <small>Leche, 1878</small>: synonym of Admete viridula <small>(Fabricius, 1780)</small>
- Admete finlayi <small>(Powell, 1940)</small>: synonym of Zeadmete finlayi <small>Powell, 1940</small>
- Admete globularis <small>E.A. Smith, 1875</small>: synonym of Microglyphis globularis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1875)</small> (original combination)
- Admete grandis <small>Mørch, 1869</small>: synonym of Admete viridula <small>(Fabricius, 1780)</small>
- Admete harpovoluta <small>Powell, 1957</small>: synonym of Nothoadmete harpovoluta <small>(Powell, 1957)</small> (original combination)
- Admete laevior <small>Leche, 1878</small>: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
- Admete limnaeaeformis E.A. Smith, 1879: synonym of Toledonia limnaeaeformis (E.A. Smith, 1879)
- Admete microscopica <small>Dall, 1889</small>: 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 <small>Verrill and Smith, 1885</small>: 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 <small>Dall, 1911</small> - noble admete: synonym of Admete solida (Aurivillius, 1885)
- Admete rhyssa <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Admete gracilior <small>(Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)</small>
- Admete seftoni <small>Berry, 1956</small>: synonym of Admete gracilior <small>(Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)</small>
- Admete stricta <small>Hedley, 1907</small>: synonym of Pepta stricta (Hedley, 1907)
- Admete unalashkensis <small>(Dall, 1873)</small>: synonym of Neadmete unalashkensis (Dall, 1873)
- Admete undata <small>Leche, 1878</small>: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
- Admete undatocostata <small>Verkrüzen, 1875</small>: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
- Admete woodworthi <small>Dall, 1905</small>: synonym of Admete gracilior <small>(Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)</small>
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. 180âÂÂ213
- 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: 493âÂÂ504