Biology:Megasurcula elongata

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Megasurcula elongata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Megasurcula
Species:
M. elongata
Binomial name
Megasurcula elongata
(Hatai, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Siphonalia s−nomurai Hatai, 1941
  • Surculites yokoyamai elongatus Hatai, 1940

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata in Japan .

References

  • Hatai, K. 1940. A Note on Two Miocene Gastropods. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. of Japan, vol 10, no 8, pp. 115–117.
  • Hatai, K. 1941. Additional Fossils from Certain Miocene Formations. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. of Japan, vol. 11, no. 13, pp. 105–112. pl 3.

Wikidata ☰ Q59688093 entry