Biology:Zemacies excelsa
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Zemacies |
| Species: | Z. excelsa
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| Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
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Zemacies excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
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". https://eol.org/pages/46456904.
- 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_12422.shtml.
- MNHN, Paris: Zemacies excelsa (holotype)
Wikidata ☰ Q3282217 entry
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