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Ecphora tricostata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Ecphora tricostata Martin p. 209
1998Ecphora tricostata Ward p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyRapaninaeGray 1853
genusEcphoraConrad 1843
speciestricostata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ecphora tricostata Martin 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Ecphora tricostata (59720 59722)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Ecphora tricostata (173047)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Ecphora tricostata (70591)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Ecphora tricostata (18579)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Ecphora tricostata (60858)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Ecphora tricostata (55517 60379 68975 69024)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Ecphora tricostata (68978)