Ecphora (Ecphora) turneri Petuch 1992 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1992. New ecphoras (Gastropoda: Thaididae: Ecphorinae) from the Calvert Formation of Maryland (Langhian Miocene). The Nautilus 106(2):68-71

Belongs to Ecphora (Ecphora) according to E. J. Petuch 1992

Sister taxa: Ecphora (Ecphora) chesapeakensis, Ecphora (Ecphora) palmlico

Type specimen: UF 21465, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Governor Run, north of, Zone 13 (Miocene of Maryland)

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