Zemacies immatura is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Zemacies immatura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Zemacies
Species:
Z. immatura
Binomial name
Zemacies immatura
Finlay & Marwick, 1937

Description

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Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Paleocene strata.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • 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 Press, Christchurch.