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Ecphora gardnerae, a snail shell named in honor of Julia Gardner.

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. 

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Public Domain.

Image provided courtesy of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.