Zemacies excelsa

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Zemacies excelsa
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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
Binomial name
Zemacies excelsa
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001

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

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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.

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References

  1. Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 15 August 2011.
  2. "Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.