Zemacies awakinoensis
Zemacies awakinoensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Zemacies awakinoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Zemacies |
| Species: | Z. awakinoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zemacies awakinoensis Powell, 1942 | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Upper Miocene strata.
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies awakinoensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831523 on 2016-04-09
- Powell, Arthur William Baden. The New Zealand Recent and Fossil Mollusca of the Family Turridae: With General Notes on Turrid Nomenclature and Systematics. No. 2. Unity Press limited, printers, 1942.
- 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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