Admetula sinuosa

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

Admetula sinuosa Temporal range: eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Shell of † Admetula sinuosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Volutoidea
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Admetula
Species:	A. sinuosa
Binomial name
Admetula sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889)
Synonyms
† Bonellitia sinuosa (Cossmann, 1889) superseded combination † Cancellaria (Admetula) sinuosa Cossmann, 1889 superseded combination

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.