MolluscaBase name details
Ecphora turneri Petuch, 1992 †
1512718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512718)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. (1992). New ecphoras (Gastropoda: Thaididae: Ecphorinae) from the Calvert Formation of Maryland (Langhian Miocene). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 106(2): 68-71, figs. 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271308
page(s): 70, figs. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 70, figs. 7-8 [details]
Type locality contained in Maryland
, Note in Shattuck Zone 14, Plum Point Member,...
type locality contained in Maryland [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality in Shattuck Zone 14, Plum Point Member, Calvert Formation, ca. 1 km north of Governor Run, Calvert Cliffs, Calvert County [details]
Etymology Named for Joseph Turner of Baltimore, Maryland, who collected the holotype and generously donated important study material.
Etymology Named for Joseph Turner of Baltimore, Maryland, who collected the holotype and generously donated important study material. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ecphora turneri Petuch, 1992 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512718 on 2025-09-11
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Petuch, E. J. (1992). New ecphoras (Gastropoda: Thaididae: Ecphorinae) from the Calvert Formation of Maryland (Langhian Miocene). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 106(2): 68-71, figs. 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271308
page(s): 70, figs. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 70, figs. 7-8 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Joseph Turner of Baltimore, Maryland, who collected the holotype and generously donated important study material. [details]Type locality in Shattuck Zone 14, Plum Point Member, Calvert Formation, ca. 1 km north of Governor Run, Calvert Cliffs, Calvert County [details]
