Biology:Zemacies elatior

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Zemacies elatior
Scientific classification edit
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

The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q24997739 entry