BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2015, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 174-178

Two new species of gastropods of the subfamily Admetinae (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae) from the Sea of Okhotsk

© 2015 B. I. Sirenko

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg 199034

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New species of gastropods from the Sea of Okhotsk, Admete neimanae sp. n. and Neadmete gulbini sp. n., are described. A. neimanae (found in Shelekhov Bay at 35 m depth) differs from other species of the genus in having a heavy shell, a thick callus which covers the inner lip, 12 well-developed ribs on the inner part of the outer lip, and a thick fibrous periostracum. N. gulbini sp. n. (the eastern part of the Sea of Okhotsk, 591 m depth) differs from other species of the genus Neadmete in having spiral shell sculpture of distinct keels and in lacking axial ribs.

Key words: Admete, Neadmete, Cancellariidae, taxonomy, Sea of Okhotsk.