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Zemacies
''Zemacies'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ... Most species in this genus are extinct. Their age range is 55.8 to 11.608 Ma. Species Species within the genus ''Zemacies'' include: * † '' Zemacies armata'' Powell, 1942 * † '' Zemacies awakinoensis'' Powell, 1942 * † '' Zemacies climacota'' (Suter, 1917) * † '' Zemacies elatior'' Finlay, 1926 * '' Zemacies excelsa'' Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 * † '' Zemacies hamiltoni'' (Hutton, 1905) * † '' Zemacies immatura'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937 * † '' Zemacies laciniata'' (Suter, 1917) * † '' Zemacies lividorupis'' Laws, 1935 * † '' Zemacies marginalis'' (P. Marshall, 1919) * † '' Zemacies ordinaria'' (P. Marshall, 1918) * ...
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Zemacies Excelsa
''Zemacies excelsa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Borsoniidae. 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. Dead ''Zemacies excelsa'' form shallow marine Sediment, sediments. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia and New Zealand. 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 External links * MNHN, Paris: ''Zemacies excelsa'' (holotype)
Zemacies, excelsa Gastropods described in 2001 Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean {{Borsoniidae-stub ...
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Zemacies Marginalis
''Zemacies marginalis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies marginalis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831527 on 2016-04-10 Description (Original description from a single, imperfect specimen) Seven whorls remain on the spire, and there is a protoconch of three whorls. In the first six whorls there are eighteen tubercles on the keel, but the body whorl The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk. In gastropods In gastropods, the b ... is smooth. Sutures are prominently bordered in front. All portions of the whorl have prominent spiral striations, including the tubercles. As shown by the growth lines the anal sinus is moderate ...
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Zemacies Torticostata
''Zemacies torticostata'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies torticostata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831531 on 2016-04-10 Description The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its width 4 mm. (Original description) The specimens of this small shell are quite imperfect; The spire is long and slender and contains six convex whorl A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs). Whorls in nature File:Photograph and axial plane floral ...s showing in the best specimen. The suture is impressed with a well-marked border anteriorly. The whorls show eighteen radial ridges, which extend from suture to suture and are strongly twisted forward at t ...
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Zemacies Queenslandica
''Zemacies queenslandica'', common name the Queensland turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o .... Description The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 60 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Southern Queensland, Australia and the Gulf of Papua . References * Sysoev A. & Bouchet P. (2001) ''New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the South-West Pacific. In: P. Bouchet & B.A. Marshall (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, volume 22''. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 185: 271–320. External links Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. J ...
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Zemacies Immatura
''Zemacies immatura'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies immatura. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831525 on 2016-04-10 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Paleocene strata. References * Finlav & Marwick, N. Z. Geol. Surv. Pal. Bull. no. 15, p. 87, pl. 12, fig. 10. * 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 ...
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Zemacies Ordinaria
''Zemacies ordinaria'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies ordinaria. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831528 on 2016-04-10 Description The whorl A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs). Whorls in nature File:Photograph and axial plane floral ...s increase rapidly in size on this very narrow shell. The nodular axials are more or less restricted to the periphery. The subsutural fold is obsolete. There are 21–22 strong nodules per whorl. Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Lower Miocene strata. References * P. Marshall, Trans. N. Z. Inst., vol. 50, p. 268, pl. 20, fig. 4, 4a * Maxwell, P.A ...
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Zemacies Armata
''Zemacies armata'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies armata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831522 on 2016-04-09} Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Middle Eocene strata. References * 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 Zeala ...
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Zemacies Awakinoensis
''Zemacies awakinoensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....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 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Upper Miocene strata. References * 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. ...
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Zemacies Climacota
''Zemacies climacota'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies climacota. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831532 on 2016-04-09 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Lower Miocene strata. References * Suter, Henry. Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I. 1917. * 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. Canterbu ...
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Zemacies Elatior
''Zemacies elatior'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies elatior. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831524 on 2016-04-09 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Miocene strata. References * 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. elatior Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropods described in 192 ...
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Zemacies Simulacrum
''Zemacies simulacrum'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.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 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Middle Miocene strata. References * 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. simulacrum A simulacrum (plural: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin '' simulacrum'', which means "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the Engli ...
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Zemacies Hamiltoni
''Zemacies hamiltoni'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ....Marshall, B. (2015). Zemacies elatior. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831524 on 2016-04-09 Description Distribution This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand References * 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. External links hamiltoni Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropods described in 1905 {{Bors ...
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