Zemacies excelsa
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.
References[]
- ^ a b Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 August 2011.
- 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". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- MNHN, Paris: Zemacies excelsa (holotype)
Categories:
- Zemacies
- Gastropods described in 2001
- Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
- Borsoniidae stubs