Zemacies simulacrum
Zemacies simulacrum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Zemacies simulacrum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Zemacies |
| Species: | Z. simulacrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zemacies simulacrum Laws, 1935 | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Middle Miocene strata.
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies simulacrum Laws, 1935 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831530 on 2016-04-10
- Laws, Trans. Roy. Soc. N. Z., vol. 65, p. 35, pi. 5, fig. 12.
- 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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