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Carpenter's Turrid

Megasurcula carpenteriana

Classification

Megasurcula carpenteriana (Gabb, 1865), also known as Carpenter's turrid, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, a family previously lumped with others collectively known as turrids. This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The species was named in honor of Philip Pearsall Carpenter.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 130Mexico · 1