Planecphora
Appearance
| Planecphora Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | †Planecphora Petuch, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| Ecphora choptankensis Petuch, 1988 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ecphora (Planecphora) | |
Planecphora is a genus of extinct carnivorous snails related to Ecphora. This group went extinct with the disappearance of the Tamiami Subsea.[1][2]
Species
[edit]- Planecphora choptankensis (Petuch, 1988) (nominate species) Miocene Maryland and Virginia
- Planecphora delicata (Petuch, 1988) Miocene Maryland and Virginia
- Planecphora hertweckorum (Petuch, 1987) Pliocene Florida
- Planecphora mansfieldi (Petuch, 1989) Pliocene Florida
- Planecphora turneri (Petuch, 1992)
- Planecphora vokesi (Petuch, 1988) Miocene Maryland and Virginia
References
[edit]- ↑ "MolluscaBase - Planecphora Petuch, 2003 †". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
- ↑ Petuch, Edward J.; Berschauer, David P. (2021-07-09). Ancient Seas of Southern Florida: The Geology and Paleontology of the Everglades Region (2 ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003205944. ISBN 978-1-003-20594-4.