Zemacies climacota

Zemacies climacota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Borsoniidae
Genus:	Zemacies
Species:	Z. climacota
Binomial name
	Zemacies climacota; (Suter, 1917)
Synonyms
	Surcula climacotaSuter, 1917

Last updated August 24, 2025

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

Distribution

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

References

1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies climacota. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831532 on 2016-04-09

Suter, Henry. Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I. 1917.
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.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies climacota. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831532 on 2016-04-09

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