Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Alternative combinations: Cancellaria (Progabbia) altispira, Cancellaria altispira
Synonym: Cancellaria newhallensis Carson 1926
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part II. Description of New Species (Continued). Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 39-64
Belongs to Cancellaria tritonidea according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Carson 1926, Gabb 1869, Squires 2012 and Stewart 1927
Sister taxa: Cancellaria tritonidea crassa, Cancellaria tritonidea hamlini
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence