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. [2]
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. 180–213
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: 493–504
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. [2]
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. 180–213
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: 493–504