1.35" Ecphora Gastropod from Virginia - Maryland State Fossil

This is a 1.35" long specimen of Ecphora gardnerae a predatory, marine gastropod that is indigenous to the North American Eastern Seaboard. It is found in marine strata from the Late Eocene until their extinction during the Pliocene. Many Ecphora species are important index fossils. It is also the state fossil of Maryland though this example was collected in Virginia.