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Ecphora proquadricostata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Ecphora proquadricostata was named by Wade (1917) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2572].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. wheeleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Ecphora proquadricostata Wade
1964Ecphora proquadricostata Sohl p. 173

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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
speciesproquadricostataWade 1917

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.

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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Ecphora proquadricostata (32141)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Ecphora proquadricostata (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Ecphora proquadricostata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Ecphora proquadricostata (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Ecphora proquadricostata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ecphora proquadricostata (7600)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ecphora proquadricostata (7590 7591 7592 7593 7609)