Turricula (Turricula) nigeriensis Adegoke 1977 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

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 Turricula (Turricula) according to O. S. Adegoke 1977

Sister taxon: Turricula (Turricula) ewekoroensis

Type specimen: UIMG 372. 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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