Megasurcula wynoocheensis Weaver 1912 (turrid)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Alternative combinations: Pseudotoma wynoocheensis, Turris wynootcheensis

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1912. A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of western Washington. Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 15:1-80

Belongs to Megasurcula according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Etherington 1931, Moore 1963, Moore 1984, Weaver 1912 and Weaver 1916

Sister taxa: Megasurcula carpenteriana, Megasurcula condonana, Megasurcula howei, Megasurcula keepi, Surculites (Megasurcula) remondii

Type specimen: CAS 533 (lectotype), a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (7: California, Oregon, Washington collections)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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