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

Megasurcula condonana
Original image of shells of Megasurcula condonana
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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 condonana F.M. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914

Description

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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

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

References

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  • 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.
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