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Pyrazus nigeriensis

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Taxonomy
Pyrazus nigeriensis was named by Adegoke (1977). Its type specimen is UIMG 261 and 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Pyrazus nigeriensis Adegoke p. 111 figs. Plate 18, Figs. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusPyrazusMonfort 1810
speciesnigeriensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pyrazus nigeriensis Adegoke 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: grazersubf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:10:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:32
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Pyrazus nigeriensis (type locality: 7791)