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Pseudomalaxis (Ewekorolaxis) ewekoroensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomalaxis (Ewekorolaxis) ewekoroensis was named by Adegoke (1977) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Nigeria.]. Its type specimen is UIMG273, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ewekoro Quarry, which is in a Selandian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Ewekoro Formation of Nigeria. It is the type species of Pseudomalaxis (Ewekorolaxis).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Pseudomalaxis (Ewekorolaxis) ewekoroensis Adegoke p. 119 figs. Plate 18, Fig. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusPseudomalaxisFischer 1850
subgenusEwekorolaxis
speciesewekoroensis

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Measurements
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Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Pseudomalaxis ewekoroensis (type locality: 7791)