Zemacies excelsa
Zemacies excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Zemacies excelsa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Zemacies |
Species: | Z. excelsa |
Binomial name | |
Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 55 mm. Individuals can grow to 58.2mm and can have a wet body mass of 24.5g.[2] Dead Zemacies excelsa form shallow marine sediments.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia and New Zealand.
References
- Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 August 2011.
- "Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Sysoev, A. & Bouchet, P., 2001. New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the south-west Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 185: 271–320
External links
- "Zemacies excelsa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- MNHN, Paris: Zemacies excelsa (holotype)
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