Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) adekunbii Adegoke 1977 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae

Full reference: O. S. Adegoke. 1977. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Ewekoro Formation (Paleocene) of Southwestern Nigeria. Bulletins of American Paleontology 71(295):1-379

Belongs to Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) according to O. S. Adegoke 1977

Sister taxa: Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) akinjidei, Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) fagadei

Type specimen: UIMG 257. Its type locality is Ewekoro Quarry, which is in a Selandian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Ewekoro Formation of Nigeria.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ewekoro Quarry

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