Megasurcula condonana

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Megasurcula condonana
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Original image of shells of Megasurcula condonana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Megasurcula
Species:
M. condonana
Binomial name
Megasurcula condonana
(F.M. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
Synonyms

Bathytoma condonanaF.M. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914

Contents

Megasurcula condonana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 32 mm, its diameter 18.3 mm.

The shell shows a characteristic stout biconic profile and 11-12 strong nodes encircling the body whorl. The Kern River specimens differ somewhat by having a uniformly lower spire with sutures riding up higher onto preceding whorls so that only the nodes on the body whorl are exposed. [2]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata in Oregon and California, USA.

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