Tugurium nigeriense Newton 1922 (carrier shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae

Full reference: R. B. Newton. 1922. Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria. Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 3

Belongs to Tugurium according to R. B. Newton 1922

Sister taxa: Onustus borsoni, Onustus indicus, Stellaria (Onustus) exutus, Xenophora (Trochotugurium) gravesiana, Tugurium subextensum

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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