| Megasurcula rara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Megasurcula |
| Species: | †M. rara |
| Binomial name | |
| †Megasurcula rara (S. Nomura & H. Onishi, 1940) | |
| Synonyms | |
†Surculites raraNomura & Onishi, 1940 | |
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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Neogene strata in Japan.
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