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Ika, Akwa Ibom, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
IkaLocal Government Area
Akwa IbomState
NigeriaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
408671
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408671:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Ika
French:
Ika, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Hausa:
Ika (Nijeriya), Akwa Ibom, Nijeriya
Italian:
Ika, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Spanish:
Ika, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Ika-Annang, Ìpínlẹ̀ Akwa Íbọm, Nàìjíríà
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ika, Akwa Ibom Chiu


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Fossils

There are 295 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences295
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bende-Ameki - Ameki29541.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Terebralia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Terebralia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Belosepia sepioidea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sepiida : Sepiidae : Belosepia : Belosepia sepioidea47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Rostellaria bidigitata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Tibia : Rostellaria bidigitata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cyrtulotibia unidigitata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Cyrtulotibia : Cyrtulotibia unidigitata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Amekichilus suturocostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Amekichilus : Amekichilus suturocostatum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Africoterebellum elongatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Africoterebellum : Africoterebellum elongatum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cypraea bowerbanki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Sphaerocypraea : Cypraea bowerbanki47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Eovolva nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Eovolva : Eovolva nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Surcula ingens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Surcula ingens47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Surcula africana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Surcula africana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Eopleurotoma nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Eopleurotoma : Eopleurotoma nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Conospirus parisiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conilithes : Conospirus parisiensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Athleta lugardi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta lugardi47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Volutospina conicoturrita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Volutospina conicoturrita47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Volutospina multispinosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Volutospina multispinosa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Hilda turriculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Pisania : Hilda turriculata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Poirieria calcitrapa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Poirieria : Poirieria calcitrapa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pteropurpura tricarinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Pteropurpura : Pteropurpura tricarinata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Bonellitia evulsa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Bonellitia : Bonellitia evulsa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Buccinorbis kitsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Buccinorbis : Buccinorbis kitsoni47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Trigonostoma decorara
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Trigonostoma : Trigonostoma decorara47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Liomesus africanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Liomesus : Liomesus africanus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Janiopsis nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Janiopsis : Janiopsis nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cornulina minax
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Cornulina : Cornulina minax47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Bulbifusus nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Mazzalina : Bulbifusus nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cominella douvillei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Cominella : Cominella douvillei47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Africolithes africanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Africolithes : Africolithes africanus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Strepsidura spirata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Strepsidura : Strepsidura spirata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cancellaria multiplicis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Cancellaria : Cancellaria multiplicis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sinum africanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum africanum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sinum clathratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum clathratum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Neverita calvimontana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Neverita : Neverita calvimontana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Solariaxis canaliculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Granosolarium : Solariaxis canaliculata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Solariaxis spectabilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Granosolarium : Solariaxis spectabilis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Stellaxis bicingulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Stellaxis : Stellaxis bicingulata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Tugurium nigeriense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Onustus : Tugurium nigeriense47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Exechestoma cossmani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Varicipotamides : Exechestoma cossmani47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Acrilla affinis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Acrilla : Acrilla affinis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ispharina sulcifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Torquesia : Ispharina sulcifera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Pseudomazzalina : Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Turritella mauryana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella mauryana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Divaricella oppenheimi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Divaricella : Divaricella oppenheimi47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Phacoides subrhomboidalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Phacoides : Phacoides subrhomboidalis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Phacoides eaglesomei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Phacoides : Phacoides eaglesomei47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardium obliquum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : Cardium obliquum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Glycymeris nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nucula costaeimbricatis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula costaeimbricatis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Protonoetia nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Protonoetia : Protonoetia nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Striarca africana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Striarca : Striarca africana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fossularca africana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Fossularca africana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea marginidentata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea marginidentata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Crepidula falconeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : Crepidula falconeri47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea ludensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea ludensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Plicatula polymorpha
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula polymorpha47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Spisula semisulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula semisulcata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Trivelina sphenarium
species
Trivelina : Trivelina sphenarium47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Peronaea nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Peronaea : Peronaea nigeriensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callista kitsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Callista : Callista kitsoni47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callista elongatotrigona
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Callista : Callista elongatotrigona47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sinodia hewardbelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Sinodia : Sinodia hewardbelli47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardita triparticostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita : Cardita triparticostata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardita costaenodulosis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita : Cardita costaenodulosis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardita costaeirregularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita : Cardita costaeirregularis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Raetomya schweinfurthi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Raetomya : Raetomya schweinfurthi47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Notocorbula rugosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Notocorbula rugosa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Venericor planicosta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericor planicosta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cordiopsis incrassata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Cordiopsis incrassata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Turbocalyptraea scabrosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbocalyptraea : Turbocalyptraea scabrosa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ika,_Akwa_Ibom
Wikidata ID:Q5995269
GeoNames ID:8638453


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