
The Ecphoras
Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America
- 207 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
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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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. The Ecphoras: Eastern North America's Iconic Fossils
- Chapter 1. Systematics and Classification of the Ecphoras
- Chapter 2. Ecphoras as Stratigraphic Index Fossils
- Chapter 3. The Siphonate and Rapaniform Ecphoras
- Chapter 4. The Genus Trisecphora Petuch, 1988 and Its Subgenera
- Chapter 5. The Genus Ecphora Conrad, 1843 and Its Subgenera
- Chapter 6. The Genus Planecphora Petuch, 2004
- Chapter 7. The Genus Globecphora Petuch, 1994
- Chapter 8. The Genus Latecphora Petuch, 1989
- References
- Systematic Index
- Index of Ecphora-Bearing Geological Units
- About the Authors