SharkToothLover757 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I found this Fossil in a clay formation that had fallen apart the other day. I've always found pieces but never a whole one. Who is familiar with this shell and can give me some info. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I don't know what species, but it looks like an Ecphora gastropod. Regards, 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 How about "George"? I always thought George would be a good name for a snail. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 H Ok with Fossiledude19. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 O my! what a beauty! It is an Ecphora, they are highly sought after and super fragil murexes! This is a very nice one, I’m not great at telling apart species but I’d say either gardenerae or quadricostrata. Super nice find! 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 @SharkToothLover757 as your location is Virginia Beach if you were on the beach side down their near Surry it would be an Ecphora quadricostata. If you found it along the Calvert Cliff formation in Maryland, chances are it's an Ecphora gardnerae. You have a very nice, intact gastropod. @WhodamanHD you may want to check your spelling on these. Here are some references: 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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