The Ecphoras: Iconic Fossils of Eastern North America

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION. The Ecphoras: Eastern North America’s Iconic Fossils
CHAPTER 1. Systematics and Classification of the Ecphoras
	Morphological Characters of the Tribe Ecphorini
	Ecology of the Ecphora Shells
	Patterns of Evolution and Extinction in the Ecphoras
CHAPTER 2. Ecphoras as Stratigraphic Index Fossils
	Stratigraphy of Ecphora-Bearing Units
	The Miocene Formations of Maryland and Their Ecphoras
	The Miocene Formations of Virginia and the Carolinas and Their Ecphoras
	The Pliocene Formations of Virginia and the Carolinas and Their Ecphoras
	The Miocene Formations of Southern Florida and Their Ecphoras
	The Pliocene Formations of Southern Florida and Their Ecphoras
	The Jackson Bluff Formation of Northwestern Florida and Its Ecphoras
CHAPTER 3. The Siphonate and Rapaniform Ecphoras
	The Genus Ecphorosycon Petuch, 1988
	Iconography of Ecphorosycon Species
	The Genus Siphoecphora Petuch, 1988
	Iconography of Siphoecphora Species
	The Genus Chesathais Petuch, 1988
	Iconography of Chesathais Species
CHAPTER 4. The Genus Trisecphora Petuch, 1988 and Its Subgenera
	Iconography of Trisecphora (sensu stricto) Species
	The Subgenus Recurvecphora Petuch and Berschauer, new subgenus
	Iconography of Recurvecphora species
	The Subgenus Eccentrella Petuch and Berschauer, new subgenus
	Iconography of Eccentrella species
	The Subgenus Matoaka Petuch and Berschauer, new subgenus
	Iconography of Matoaka Species
CHAPTER 5. The Genus Ecphora Conrad, 1843 and Its Subgenera
	The Genus Ecphora (sensu stricto) Conrad, 1843
	Iconography of Ecphora sensu stricto Species
	The Subgenus Rhombecphora Petuch and Berschauer, new subgenus
	Iconography of Rhombecphora Species
	The Subgenus Powhatan Petuch and Berschauer, new subgenus
	Iconography of Powhatan Species
CHAPTER 6. The Genus Planecphora Petuch, 2004
	Iconography of Planecphora Species
CHAPTER 7. The Genus Globecphora Petuch, 1994
	Iconography of Globecphora Species
CHAPTER 8. The Genus Latecphora Petuch, 1989
	Iconography of Latecphora Species
References
Systematic Index
Index of Ecphora-Bearing Geological Units
About the Authors