Ecphora gardnerae, a snail shell named in honor of Julia Gardner.
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Detailed Description
Julia Gardner was also immortalized with the naming of Ecphora gardnerae, a snail shell named in her honor. In 1994 the state of Maryland designated it the official state fossil shell.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Image provided courtesy of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.