Zemacies conspicua

Last updated

Zemacies conspicua
Zemacies conspicua 001.jpg
Shell of Zemacies conspicua (holotype)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Zemacies
Species:
Z. conspicua
Binomial name
Zemacies conspicua
(May, 1922)
Synonyms [1]

Turris conspicuaMay, 1922

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

Contents

Description

The length of the shell attains 83 mm, its diameter 24 mm.

(Original description) The very large shell is fusiform. The spire and the aperture are about equal. It contains about eight rounded whorls . The suture is impressed. The aperture is narrow. The sculpture indicates a fairly deep sinus immediately below the suture. The upper whorls are faintly coronate at the angle, and ridged by lines of growth and are concentrically finely lirate all over. [2]

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to Tasmania and were found in Tertiary strata.

Related Research Articles

<i>Mitromorpha multicostata</i> Species of gastropod

Mitromorpha multicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.

<i>Asperdaphne bela</i> Species of gastropod

Asperdaphne bela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Asperdaphne esperanza</i> Species of gastropod

Asperdaphne esperanza is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Nepotilla aculeata</i> Species of gastropod

Nepotilla aculeata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Nepotilla bathentoma</i> Species of gastropod

Nepotilla bathentoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Nepotilla fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Nepotilla microscopica</i> Species of gastropod

Nepotilla microscopica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Nepotilla triseriata</i> Species of gastropod

Nepotilla triseriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Splendrillia subviridis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

<i>Austrocarina recta</i> Species of gastropod

Austrocarina recta is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

<i>Filodrillia lacteola</i> Species of gastropod

Filodrillia lacteola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

<i>Guraleus fascinus</i> Species of gastropod

Guraleus fascinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

<i>Paramontana mayana</i> Species of gastropod

Paramontana mayana, common name May's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Teleochilus gracillimus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Turris altispira</i> Species of gastropod

Turris altispira is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

<i>Veruturris subconcavus</i> Species of gastropod

Veruturris subconcavus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in an unassigned family in the Conoidea.

<i>Protoginella atkinsoni</i> Extinct species of gastropod

Protoginella atkinsoni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

<i>Protoginella corpulenta</i> Extinct species of gastropod

Protoginella corpulenta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

<i>Eratoidea subquinquidens</i> Extinct species of gastropod

Eratoidea subquinquidens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

<i>Dentimargo altispira</i> Extinct species of gastropod

Dentimargo altispira is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemacies conspicua (May, 1922) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1650071 on 2023-11-09
  2. May, W.L. (1922) New species of fossil shells from Table Cape. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1921, 9–12, pl. 4.