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New ecphoras (Gastropoda: Thaididae: Ecphorinae) from the
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Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and
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895:. Maryland Geological Survey Miocene(Text):131-269
412:(nominate species) Miocene Maryland and Virginia
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914:A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
878:Oxford English Dictionary, "Ecphora" entry.
307:As originally proposed by Petuch in 1988,
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979:Prehistoric molluscs of North America
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406:Ecphora (Planecphora) choptankensis
863:The Miocene Deposits of Maryland,
428:Ecphora (Planecphora) hertweckorum
279:until their extinction during the
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442:Ecphora (Planecphora) mansfieldi
345:is subdivided into the subgenus
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733:E. quadricostata quadricostata
417:Ecphora (Planecphora) delicata
353:. Originally, the species of
313:was regarded as a subgenus of
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984:Fossil taxa described in 1843
793:epoch. The oldest species is
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401:Miocene Maryland and Virginia
375:Ecphora (Planecphora) turneri
861:Clark, Shattuck & Dall,
395:Ecphora (Planecphora) vokesi
887:Nomenclator Zoologicus info
817:split off during the early
657:Petuch and Drolshagen, 2010
569:E. gardnerae angusticostata
16:Extinct genus of gastropods
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969:Langhian first appearances
909:The Nautilus 106(2):68-71
748:E. quadricostata rachelae
131:Scientific classification
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457:Ecphora (sensu stricto)
111:An apertural view of a
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554:E. gardnerae gardnerae
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959:Miocene gastropods
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663:E. roxaneae
367:Planecphora
355:Planecphora
347:Planecphora
341:Currently,
336:Petuch 2004
332:Planecphora
310:Trisecphora
263:ocenebrinid
218:Ocenebrinae
214:Subfamily:
122:, drawn by
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893:Gastropoda
849:References
831:Piacenzian
827:Everglades
805:Latecphora
737:(Say, 1824
643:E. meganae
589:E. streami
544:E.germonae
326:Latecphora
184:Subclass:
178:Gastropoda
949:Muricidae
778:Evolution
693:E. rikeri
534:E. asheri
448:Pliocene
434:Pliocene
365:Subgenus
297:Vitruvius
291:Etymology
260:predatory
208:Muricidae
154:Kingdom:
148:Eukaryota
120:gardnerae
930:Archived
835:Pliocene
819:Pliocene
796:E. wardi
791:Langhian
723:E. kochi
653:E. amyae
608:Pliocene
596:Pliocene
484:E. wardi
389:Virginia
385:Maryland
281:Pliocene
204:Family:
168:Mollusca
164:Phylum:
158:Animalia
144:Domain:
839:Ecphora
783:Ecphora
450:Florida
436:Florida
382:Miocene
343:Ecphora
315:Ecphora
285:ecphora
277:Miocene
266:murexes
257:extinct
248:Ecphora
232:Ecphora
224:Genus:
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174:Class:
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