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Ecphora quadricostata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Fusus quadricostatus was named by Conrad (1830).

It was recombined as Ecphora quadricostatus by Martin (1904); it was recombined as Ecphora quadricostata by Richards (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. wheeleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Fusus quadricostatus Conrad p. 211
1904Ecphora quadricostatus Martin p. 207
1943Ecphora quadricostata Richards p. 523

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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
speciesquadricostata(Conrad 1830)

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 quadricostata Conrad 1830
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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 Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Ecphora quadricostata (70819 70823)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Ecphora quadricostata (13407)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Ecphora quadricostata (13408 55396 60376 70830 70842 70856)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Ecphora quadricostata (70851)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Ecphora quadricostata (81519)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Ecphora quadricostata (59297)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Ecphora quadricostata (79962)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ecphora quadricostata (60940)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Ecphora quadricostata (71620 71624)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Ecphora quadricostata (96535)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Ecphora quadricostata (79761 79764 79959 79960 179591)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Ecphora quadricostata (60660 78262 78265 78266 78268 78270 78272 78273 79245 79709)