MolluscaBase - Afrollonia Adegoke, 1977 †

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Afrollonia Adegoke, 1977 †

AphiaID

1052359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1052359)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Afrollonia nigeriensis Adegoke, 1977 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Margaritidae Thiele, 1924

Original name

Afrollonia Adegoke, 1977 †

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Species Afrollonia nigeriensis Adegoke, 1977 †
Species Afrollonia vilcassina Pacaud, 2017 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Adegoke, O.S. (1977) Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Ewekoro Formation (Paleogene) of southwestern Nigeria. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 71, 1–379.
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afrollonia Adegoke, 1977 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052359 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-12-24 03:33:33Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-11-03 01:50:20Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Adegoke, O.S. (1977) Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Ewekoro Formation (Paleogene) of southwestern Nigeria. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 71, 1–379.
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors

[request]