Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combinations: Dientomochilus (Ectinochilus) canalis, Ectinochilus canalis, Rimella (Ectinochilus) canalis, Rimetella canalis, Rostellaria canalis, Strombus canalis
Full reference: R. Coquebert and A. Brongniart. 1793. Extrait d'un mémoire sur la formation de la coquille de Strombus fissurella, et sur deux espèces analogues à celle-ci. Bulletin des Sciences, Société Philomatique de Paris 1:55-56
Belongs to Rimella according to R. L. Squires 2013
See also Coquebert and Brongniart 1793, Hanna 1924, Lamarck 1803 and Pacaud and Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Rimella (Rimella), Rimella carli, Rimella desertica, Rimella duplicostata, Rimella elongata, Rimella fissurella, Rimella fowleriana, Rimella fusoides, Rimella knappiana, Rimella levis, Rimella oregonensis, Rimella pakistanica, Rimella peruviana, Rimella prestwichi, Rimella quoseibii, Rimella rimosa, Rimella supraplicata, Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus (Macilentos), Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A51121, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (6), Spain (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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