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Zemacies elatior

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Zemacies elatior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Zemacies
Species:
Z. elatior
Binomial name
Zemacies elatior
Finlay, 1926

Zemacies elatior is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Miocene strata.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies elatior. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831524 on 2016-04-09
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.