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Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Rimella macilenta was named by White (1889). It is the type species of Macilentos.

It was recombined as Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilenta by Clark and Palmer (1923) and Squires and Demetrion (1992); it was recombined as Rimella (Macilentos) macilenta by Turner (1938); it was recombined as Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus by Squires (1984), Squires (1987) and Squires (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. laqueatus, E. stenzeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Rimella macilenta White p. 449 figs. PLATE III, Figs. 10-12
1923Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilenta Clark and Palmer p. 280
1938Rimella (Macilentos) macilenta Turner p. 94
1984Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus Squires p. 21
1987Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus Squires p. 33 fig. 36
1988Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus Squires p. 12 fig. 21
1992Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilenta Squires and Demetrion p. 30
2013Rimella macilenta Squires p. 828

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEctinochilusAgassiz 1840
subgenusMacilentosClark and Palmer 1923
speciesmacilentus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires 2013Shell size medium; last whorl commonly with 12 narrow axial ribs, moderately closely spaced; spiral ribs numerous, closely spaced, and commonly weak; posterior canal ascends spire up to, or covering, shell apex and descends short distance onto spire.