Zemacies excelsa

Zemacies excelsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade: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]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.

References

  • 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


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