Megasurcula condonana

Megasurcula condonana
Original image of shells of Megasurcula condonana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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, United States.

References

1. Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Megasurcula condonana
2. Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 : Megasurcula condonana This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Anderson, Frank Marion (1863-1945) & Bruce Martin 1914. Neocene record in the Temblor basin, California, and Neocene deposits of the San Juan district, San Luis Obispo County. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, series 4, vol. 4, pp. 15–112, pl. 1-10.

External links

• Paleobio database: Megasurcula condonana