Megasurcula siogamensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Megasurcula siogamensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Megasurcula |
| Species: | †M. siogamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Megasurcula siogamensis (Nomura, 1935)
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| Synonyms | |
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†Surculites siogamensis Nomura, 1935 | |
Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Middle Miocene strata in Japan.
References edit
- Nomura, S. "Miocene Mollusca from Siogama, Northeast Honsyu, Japan." Saito Ho-on Kai Museum, Research Bulletin 6 (1935): 193–234.
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