Activity

Hunter,
This is a gastropod fossil from the early Miocene, as described by Dr. Edward J, Petuch (Florida Atlantic University). In Dr. Petuch’s book, Cenozoic Seas (2004), he describes the fauna of the “Ecphora calvertensis” faunal community in the , and its paleoecology:

“The ecphoras are the most distinctive and abundant mollusks…. . During this time, several species lived on shallow, probably intertidal, mud flats…..and were the major predators on small bivalves.” – page 93
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1) Lithostratigraphy: Calvert Beach Member of the Calvert Formation
2) The Classification for your specimen:
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Mollusca
Class – Gastropoda
Genus – Ecphora
Species – chesapeakensis (Petuch, 1992)
or….
Genus – Trisecphora
Species – scientistensis (Petuch, 1992)

David Hanes