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Ecphora Conrad, 1843 †
1512714 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512714)
accepted
Genus
Fusus quadricostatus Say, 1824 † accepted as Ecphora quadricostata (Say, 1824) † (type by monotypy)
Ecphora (Ecphora) Conrad, 1843 † · alternative representation
Ecphora (Powhatan) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 † · alternative representation
Ecphora (Rhombecphora) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 † · alternative representation
- Species Ecphora amyae Petuch & Drolshagen, 2010 †
- Species Ecphora asheri Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora calvertensis Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora chesapeakensis Petuch, 1992 †
- Species Ecphora conoyensis Petuch, 2003 †
- Species Ecphora gardnerae S. Wilson, 1987 †
- Species Ecphora germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora grulkei Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †
- Species Ecphora harasewychi Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora kochi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora leecreekensis Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora mattinglyi Petuch, 2003 †
- Species Ecphora meganae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora pachycostata Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora quadricostata (Say, 1824) †
- Species Ecphora rikeri Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora roxaneae Petuch, 1991 †
- Species Ecphora sandgatesensis Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora violetae Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora wardi Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Subgenus Ecphora (Latecphora) Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Latecphora Petuch, 1989 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Ecphora (Latecphora) bradleyae Petuch, 1987 † accepted as Latecphora bradleyae (Petuch, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Latecphora) violetae Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Latecphora violetae (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Ecphora (Stenomphalus) F. Sandberger, 1861 † accepted as Stenomphalus F. Sandberger, 1861 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Ecphora (Stenomphalus) aurora D. Wilson, 1987 † accepted as Siphoecphora aurora (D. Wilson, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Ecphora (Trisecphora) Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora Petuch, 1988 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) chamnessi Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora chamnessi (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) eccentrica Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora eccentrica (Petuch, 1989) †
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) martini Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora martini (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) patuxentia Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora patuxentia (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) prunicola Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora prunicola (Petuch, 1988) †
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) schmidti Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora schmidti (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) scientistensis Petuch, 1992 † accepted as Trisecphora scientistensis (Petuch, 1992) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) smithae Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora smithae (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) tricostata G. C. Martin, 1904 † accepted as Trisecphora tricostata (G. C. Martin, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Trisecphora) xenos Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Globecphora parvicostata (Pilsbry, 1911) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ecphora bradleyae Petuch, 1987 † accepted as Latecphora bradleyae (Petuch, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora chamnessi Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora chamnessi (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora choptankensis Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Planecphora choptankensis (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora eccentrica Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora eccentrica (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora floridana Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Globecphora floridana (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora hertweckorum Petuch, 1987 † accepted as Planecphora hertweckorum (Petuch, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora kalyx Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Ecphorosycon kalyx (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora martini Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora martini (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora parvicostata Pilsbry, 1911 † accepted as Globecphora parvicostata (Pilsbry, 1911) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora patuxentia Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora patuxentia (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora proquadricostata Wade, 1917 † accepted as Pseudecphora proquadricostata (Wade, 1916) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora prunicola Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora prunicola (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora schmidti Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Trisecphora schmidti (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora scientistensis Petuch, 1992 † accepted as Trisecphora scientistensis (Petuch, 1992) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora smithae Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Trisecphora smithae (Petuch, 1988) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora striatula Petuch, 1986 † accepted as Ecphora quadricostata striatula Petuch, 1986 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Ecphora tricostata G. C. Martin, 1904 † accepted as Trisecphora tricostata (G. C. Martin, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora turneri Petuch, 1992 † accepted as Planecphora turneri (Petuch, 1992) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Ecphora (Ecphora) Conrad, 1843 † represented as Ecphora Conrad, 1843 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) asheri Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Powhatan) asheri Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora asheri Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) calvertensis Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Powhatan) calvertensis Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora calvertensis Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) choptankensis Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Planecphora choptankensis (Petuch, 1988) †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) floridana Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Globecphora floridana (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Powhatan) germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) hertweckorum Petuch, 1987 † accepted as Planecphora hertweckorum (Petuch, 1987) †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) hopei Petuch, 1991 † accepted as Ecphora whiteoakensis hopei Petuch, 1991 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) mansfieldi Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Planecphora mansfieldi (Petuch, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) pachycostata Petuch, 1989 † accepted as Ecphora pachycostata Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) pamlico D. Wilson, 1987 † accepted as Ecphorosycon pamlico (D. Wilson, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) rikeri Petuch, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Rhombecphora) rikeri Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora rikeri Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) striatula Petuch, 1986 † accepted as Ecphora (Ecphora) quadricostata striatula Petuch, 1986 † represented as Ecphora quadricostata striatula Petuch, 1986 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) turneri Petuch, 1992 † accepted as Planecphora turneri (Petuch, 1992) †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Powhatan) whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † accepted as Ecphora (Powhatan) williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) amyae Petuch & Drolshagen, 2010 † represented as Ecphora amyae Petuch & Drolshagen, 2010 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) chesapeakensis Petuch, 1992 † represented as Ecphora chesapeakensis Petuch, 1992 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) gardnerae S. Wilson, 1987 † represented as Ecphora gardnerae S. Wilson, 1987 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) kochi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora kochi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) leecreekensis Petuch, 1989 † represented as Ecphora leecreekensis Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) mattinglyi Petuch, 2003 † represented as Ecphora mattinglyi Petuch, 2003 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) meganae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora meganae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) quadricostata (Say, 1824) † represented as Ecphora quadricostata (Say, 1824) †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) roxaneae Petuch, 1991 † represented as Ecphora roxaneae Petuch, 1991 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) sandgatesensis Petuch, 1989 † represented as Ecphora sandgatesensis Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora (Ecphora) wardi Petuch, 1989 † represented as Ecphora wardi Petuch, 1989 †
- Subgenus Ecphora (Powhatan) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 † represented as Ecphora Conrad, 1843 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) asheri Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora asheri Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) calvertensis Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora calvertensis Petuch, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) chesapeakensis Petuch, 1992 † represented as Ecphora chesapeakensis Petuch, 1992 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) conoyensis Petuch, 2003 † represented as Ecphora conoyensis Petuch, 2003 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) gardnerae S. Wilson, 1987 † represented as Ecphora gardnerae S. Wilson, 1987 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora germonae Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) grulkei Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 † represented as Ecphora grulkei Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) pachycostata Petuch, 1989 † represented as Ecphora pachycostata Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora whiteoakensis Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Species Ecphora (Powhatan) williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 † represented as Ecphora williamsi Ward & Gilinsky, 1988 †
- Subgenus Ecphora (Rhombecphora) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 † represented as Ecphora Conrad, 1843 †
- Species Ecphora (Rhombecphora) harasewychi Petuch, 1989 † represented as Ecphora harasewychi Petuch, 1989 †
- Species Ecphora (Rhombecphora) rikeri Petuch, 1988 † represented as Ecphora rikeri Petuch, 1988 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of a new genus, and of twenty-nine new Miocene, and one Eocene fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(30-31): 305-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26286360
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ecphora Conrad, 1843 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512714 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of a new genus, and of twenty-nine new Miocene, and one Eocene fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(30-31): 305-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26286360
page(s): 305 [details]
original description (of Ecphora (Rhombecphora) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †) Petuch, E. J. & Berschauer, D. P. (2023). The Ecphoras. Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America. CRC Press, Boca Ratón, xii + 207 pp.
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ecphora (Powhatan) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †) Petuch, E. J. & Berschauer, D. P. (2023). The Ecphoras. Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America. CRC Press, Boca Ratón, xii + 207 pp.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 305 [details]
original description (of Ecphora (Rhombecphora) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †) Petuch, E. J. & Berschauer, D. P. (2023). The Ecphoras. Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America. CRC Press, Boca Ratón, xii + 207 pp.
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Ecphora (Powhatan) Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 †) Petuch, E. J. & Berschauer, D. P. (2023). The Ecphoras. Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America. CRC Press, Boca Ratón, xii + 207 pp.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
