Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera Gabb 1864 (true conch)

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 supraplicata, Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus (Macilentos), Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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