Zemacies conspicua is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Zemacies conspicua | |
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| Shell of Zemacies conspicua (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Zemacies |
| Species: | †Z. conspicua
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| Binomial name | |
| †Zemacies conspicua (May, 1922)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Turris conspicua May, 1922 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 83 mm, its diameter 24 mm.
(Original description) The very large shell is fusiform. The spire and the aperture are about equal. It contains about eight rounded whorls . The suture is impressed. The aperture is narrow. The sculpture indicates a fairly deep sinus immediately below the suture. The upper whorls are faintly coronate at the angle, and ridged by lines of growth and are concentrically finely lirate all over.[2]
Distribution
editThis extinct marine species is endemic to Tasmania and were found in Tertiary strata.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemacies conspicua (May, 1922) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1650071 on 2023-11-09
- ^ May, W.L. (1922) New species of fossil shells from Table Cape. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1921, 9–12, pl. 4.