Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spellings: Acamptogenotia (Megasurcula), Surculites (Megasurcula)
Parent taxon: Turridae according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Addicott 1970, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hickman 1976 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Megasurcula carpenteriana Megasurcula condonana Megasurcula howei Megasurcula keepi Megasurcula wynoocheensis Surculites (Megasurcula) remondii
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (26: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (16: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1), United States (16: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 65 collections including 72 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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