Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combination: Rostellaria canalifer
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Rimella (Rimella), Rimella canalis, 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 rokeyae, Rimella supraplicata, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus (Macilentos), Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus antipodarum
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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