# Admete (gastropod)

Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Admetinae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

## Characteristics

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.

## Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are within the genus Admete :
* Admete bruuni Knudsen, 1964
* Admete californica (Dall, 1908) - California admete
* Admete choshiensis Shikama, 1962
* Admete clivicola Høisæter, 2011
* Admete contabulata Friele, 1879
* Admete enderbyensis Powell, 1958
* Admete frigida Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
* Admete gracilior (Carpenter, 1869) - slender admete
* Admete haini Numanami, 1996
* Admete hukuiensis Nomura, 1940
* Admete magellanica (Strebel, 1905)
* Admete microsoma (Dall, 1908)
* Admete ovata E.A. Smith, 1875
* Admete philippii Ihering, 1907
* Admete sadko Gorbunov, 1946
* Admete schythei (Philippi, 1855)
* Admete solida (Aurivillius, 1885)
* Admete specularis (Watson, 1882)
* Admete tabulata Sowerby III, 1875
* Admete tenuissima Okutani & Fujikura, 2002
* Admete verenae Harasewych & Petit, 2011
* Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780) - northern admete)
* Admete watanabei Shikama, 1962

### Names that have become synonyms

* Admete aethiopica Thiele, 1925: synonym of Cancellicula aethiopica (Thiele, 1925)
* Admete ambigua Hutton, 1885: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
* Admete antarctica (Strebel, 1908): synonym of Nothoadmete antarctica (Strebel, 1908)
* Admete arctica (Middendorff, 1849): synonym of Neoiphinoe arctica (Middendorff, 1849)
* Admete azorica Bouchet & Warén, 1985: synonym of Brocchinia azorica (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
* Admete borealis A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete cancellata Kobelt, 1887: synonym of Neadmete cancellata (Kobelt, 1887)
* Admete carinata (R. B. Watson, 1882): synonym of Zeadmete watsoni Petit, 1970
* Admete circumcincta (Dall, 1873): synonym of Neadmete circumcincta (Dall, 1873)
* Admete consobrina Powell, 1951: synonym of Nothoadmete consobrina (Powell, 1951)
* Admete cornidei Altimira, 1978: synonym of Bonellitia cornidei (Altimira, 1978)
* Admete couthouyi (Jay, 1839) - northern admete: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete crispa Møller, 1842: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete decapensis Barnard, 1960: synonym of Brocchinia decapensis (Barnard, 1960)
* Admete delicatula E.A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Nothoadmete delicatula (E.A. Smith, 1907)
* Admete distincta Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete finlayi (Powell, 1940): synonym of Zeadmete finlayi Powell, 1940
* Admete globularis E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Microglyphis globularis (E. A. Smith, 1875) (original combination)
* Admete grandis Mørch, 1869: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete harpovoluta Powell, 1957: synonym of Nothoadmete harpovoluta (Powell, 1957) (original combination)
* Admete laevior Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete limnaeaeformis E.A. Smith, 1879: synonym of Toledonia limnaeaeformis (E.A. Smith, 1879)
* Admete microscopica Dall, 1889: synonym of Microcancilla microscopica (Dall, 1889)
* Admete middendorffiana Dall, 1885 accepted as Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete modesta (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Neadmete modesta (Carpenter, 1864)
* Admete nodosa Verrill and Smith, 1885: synonym of Brocchinia nodosa (Verrill & S. Smith, 1885)
* Admete philippii Carcelles, 1950 accepted as Admete philippii Ihering, 1907
* Admete producta Sars, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete regina Dall, 1911 - noble admete: synonym of Admete solida (Aurivillius, 1885)
* Admete rhyssa Dall, 1919: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)
* Admete seftoni Berry, 1956: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)
* Admete stricta Hedley, 1907: synonym of Pepta stricta (Hedley, 1907)
* Admete unalashkensis (Dall, 1873): synonym of Neadmete unalashkensis (Dall, 1873)
* Admete undata Leche, 1878: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete undatocostata Verkrüzen, 1875: synonym of Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
* Admete woodworthi Dall, 1905: synonym of Admete gracilior (Carpenter in Gabb, 1869)