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

Admetula faksensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Admetula
Species:
A. faksensis
Binomial name
Admetula faksensis
Schnetler & Petit, 2006

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Early Paleocene strata in Denmark.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Admetula faksensis Schnetler & Petit, 2006 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1498445 on 2024-05-04
  • Schnetler, K. I., Petit, R. E. (2006). Revision of the gastropod family Cancellariidae from the Danian (Early Paleocene) of Fakse, Denmark. Cainozoic Research. 4(1–2), 97–108.