MolluscaBase name details
Turritella amekiensis Eames, 1957 †
1786694 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1786694)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Eames, F. E. (1957). Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria: a revision. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology.</em> 3(2): 23–70, pls 5–10., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2290338
page(s): p. 31, pl. 5, figs 1, 2. [details]
page(s): p. 31, pl. 5, figs 1, 2. [details]
Type locality contained in Nigeria
type locality contained in Nigeria [details]
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Turritella cf sulcifera Deshayes as listed by Newton, 1922.
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Turritella cf sulcifera Deshayes as listed by Newton, 1922. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella amekiensis Eames, 1957 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1786694 on 2025-09-12
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Eames, F. E. (1957). Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria: a revision. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology.</em> 3(2): 23–70, pls 5–10., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2290338
page(s): p. 31, pl. 5, figs 1, 2. [details]
page(s): p. 31, pl. 5, figs 1, 2. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Turritella cf sulcifera Deshayes as listed by Newton, 1922. [details]
