Zeadmete barkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeadmete barkeri Powell, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464885 on 2023-10-19
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.8 mm, its diameter 4.75 mm. The shell is very light coloured cream-white and coils 4 times to a point at the opposite end of the opening of the shell. Each coil is smaller than the previous.
The shell is not smooth, with consistent bumps around the outside.
The shell has one imperfect Stadium (geometry) shaped opening. Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found off Mayor Island, the Bay of Plenty, and the North Island.
References
Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
External links
Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.