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The Ecphoras - Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America (Hardcover)
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The Ecphoras - Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America (Hardcover)
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In the Miocene and Pliocene fossil shell beds of the eastern United
States, the single most spectacular molluscan species radiation is
seen in the ecphora shells (the Tribe Ecphorini). These bizarrely
shaped gastropods, with their distinctive ribbed shell sculpture,
represent a separate branch of the Subfamily Ocenebridae, Family
Muricidae. Characteristically, these muricid gastropods are heavily
ornamented with spiral ribs and cords and are considered some of
the most beautiful and interesting groups of fossil mollusks found
along the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Floridian Peninsula. The
ecphoras are greatly sought after by fossil collectors. The ecphora
faunas, and their individual species and subspecies, are
illustrated and described in detail, along with photographs of
ecphora-bearing geological units and in-situ specimens. The authors
list the 67 known species and subspecies that are recognized as
valid, arranged by the eight genera and five subgenera that
encompass these taxa.
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