Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Alternative spellings: Acamptogenotia (Megasurcula), Surculites (Megasurcula)
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Addicott 1970, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hickman 1976, Moore 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssocomitas, Aguilaria, Anticomitas, Antimelatoma, Antiplanes, Austrotoma, Benthodaphne, Boreocomitas, Burchia, Buridrillia, Calcatodrillia, Carinodrillia, Carinoturris, Cheungbeia, Comitas, Compsodrillia, Conorbela, Conticosta, Crassiclava, Crassispira, Cretaspira, Dallspira, Doxospira, Epideira, Funa, Gibbaspira, Glossispira, Hindsiclava, Hormospira, Inquisitor, Knefastia, Kurilohadalia, Kurodadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Megasurcula carpenteriana Megasurcula condonana Megasurcula howei Megasurcula keepi Megasurcula wynoocheensis Surculites (Megasurcula) remondii Surculites (Megasurcula) riversianus
Type: Pleurotoma (Surcula) carpenteriana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (33: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (25: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of Japan (1), United States (21: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Washington)
Total: 87 collections including 96 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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