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Ecphora quadricostata

Ecphora quadricostata

Classification

Family
Muricidae

Ecphora is a genus of extinct predatory ocenebrinid murexes indigenous to the North American Eastern Seaboard from Miocene until their extinction during the Pliocene. The common name for this genus and a group of related genera is "ecphora"(s). Etymology The name "Ecphora" is Greek, meaning "bearing out."

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog