MolluscaBase - Surcula africana Newton, 1922 †

MolluscaBase taxon details

Surcula africana Newton, 1922 †

AphiaID

1785795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1785795)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Surcula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Turricula Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Surcula africana Newton, 1922 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Newton, R. B. (1922). Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria. <em>Bulletin, Geological Survey of Nigeria.</em> 3: 1-148, pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22642662
page(s): 22 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Surcula africana Newton, 1922 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1785795 on 2025-05-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-12-27 01:45:36Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Newton, R. B. (1922). Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria. <em>Bulletin, Geological Survey of Nigeria.</em> 3: 1-148, pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22642662
page(s): 22 [details]