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Ectinochilus (Macilentos)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Ectinochilus (Macilentos) was named by Clark and Palmer (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-l]. Its type is Rimella macilenta.

It was Rimella (Macilentos) by Turner (1938); it was reranked as Macilentos by Sepkoski (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Rimella by Squires (2013).

It was assigned to Rimella by Turner (1938); to Ectinochilus by Clark and Palmer (1923), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988) and Squires and Demetrion (1992); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Clark and Palmer p. 280
1938Rimella (Macilentos) Turner p. 94
1984Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Squires p. 21
1987Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Squires p. 33
1988Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Squires p. 12
1992Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Squires and Demetrion p. 30
2002Macilentos Sepkoski

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

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.

Subg. †Ectinochilus (Macilentos) Clark and Palmer 1923
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Diagnosis
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