Megasurcula tremperiana

Megasurcula tremperiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Taxonomy

There is some confusion about the accepted name for this species. The website Gastropods.com considers this species a synonym of Mangelia carpenteri It was also considered a synonym of Bathytoma tremperiana, itself considered by W.H. Dall a synonym of Cryptoconus tremperianus Dall, 1911. But then WoRMS considers this last name a synonym of ''Megasurcula carpenteriana''

Description

The length of the shell attains 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off California.