Zeadmete atlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeadmete atlantica Petit, L. D. Campbell & S. C. Campbell, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494245 on 2023-10-19
Description The shell of Zeadmete atlantica is small and slender, with a length of up to 3.76 mm and a diameter of up to 1.96 mm. It is white or pale yellow in color, with spiral ribs and axial folds. The aperture is narrow and oval-shaped.
Zeadmete atlantica was first described in 2010 by Petit, Campbell, and Campbell. It is the only known species of Zeadmete in the Atlantic Ocean. Distribution This rare deep-sea species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.
References
External links Petit R.E., Campbell L.D. & Campbell S.C. (2010). A new species of Zeadmete (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Carolina, a genus previously unknown in the Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 124(1):41-43