The Ecphoras - Edward J. Petuch, David P. Berschauer

The Ecphoras

Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America
Buch | Hardcover
207 Seiten
2023
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-45601-0 (ISBN)
189,95 inkl. MwSt
This book describes ecphora formations and their components in detail. The authors list the 67 known species and subspecies that are recognized as valid, arranged by the eight genera and five subgenera that encompass these taxa.
In the Miocene and Pliocene fossil shell beds of the eastern United States, the single most spectacular molluscan species radiation is seen in the ecphora shells (the Tribe Ecphorini). These bizarrely shaped gastropods, with their distinctive ribbed shell sculpture, represent a separate branch of the Subfamily Ocenebridae, Family Muricidae. Characteristically, these muricid gastropods are heavily ornamented with spiral ribs and cords and are considered some of the most beautiful and interesting groups of fossil mollusks found along the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Floridian Peninsula. The ecphoras are greatly sought after by fossil collectors.

The ecphora faunas, and their individual species and subspecies, are illustrated and described in detail, along with photographs of ecphora-bearing geological units and in-situ specimens. The authors list the 67 known species and subspecies that are recognized as valid, arranged by the eight genera and five subgenera that encompass these taxa.

Edward J. Petuch

Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Ecphoras: Eastern North America’s Iconic Fossils. Systematics and Classification of the Ecphoras. Ecphoras as Stratigraphic Index Fossils. The Siphonate and Rapaniform Ecphoras. The genus trisecphora petuch, 1988 and its subgenera. The genus ecphora conrad, 1843 and its subgenera. The genus planecphora petuch, 2004. The genus globecphora petuch, 1994. The genus latecphora petuch, 1988. References. Systematic index. Index of ecphora-bearing geologic units. About the authors.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 3 Tables, color; 2 Line drawings, color; 96 Halftones, color; 98 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 280 mm
Gewicht 820 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-032-45601-9 / 1032456019
ISBN-13 978-1-032-45601-0 / 9781032456010
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