Zemacies excelsa

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Zemacies excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.{{WRMS species|435247|Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001||15 August 2011}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Zemacies excelsa Sysoev & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/46456904 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=eol.org}} Dead Zemacies excelsa form shallow marine sediments.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia and New Zealand.

References

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  • 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