Zemacies simulacrum
Extinct species of gastropod
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Zemacies simulacrum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Zemacies simulacrum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Zemacies |
| Species: | Z. simulacrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zemacies simulacrum Laws, 1935 | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and was found in Middle Miocene strata.