MolluscaBase name details
Ecphora (Trisecphora) scientistensis Petuch, 1992 †
1512727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512727)
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 superseded combination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): 70-71, fig. 10 [details]
page(s): 70-71, fig. 10 [details]
Type locality contained in Maryland
, Note in Shattuck Zone 12, Plum Point Member,...
type locality contained in Maryland [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality in Shattuck Zone 12, Plum Point Member, Calvert Formation, at Scientists Cliffs, Calvert County [details]
Etymology Named for the type locality, Scientists Cliffs
Etymology Named for the type locality, Scientists Cliffs [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ecphora (Trisecphora) scientistensis Petuch, 1992 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512727 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): 70-71, fig. 10 [details]
page(s): 70-71, fig. 10 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
