Megasurcula rara is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Megasurcula rara | |
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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. rara
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| Binomial name | |
| †Megasurcula rara (S. Nomura & H. Onishi, 1940)
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| Synonyms | |
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†Surculites rara Nomura & Onishi, 1940 | |
Distribution
editFossils of this marine species have been found in Neogene strata in Japan.
References
edit- Nomura, S. and H. Onisi, 1940, Neogene Mollusca from the Sennan District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; Jap. Jour. Geol. Geogr:, vol. XVII, nos. 3--4,pp. 181–194, pls XVII-XIX.
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