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Ectinochilus (Vaderos) elongatus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria (Rimella) canalifera elongata was named by Weaver (1912) [Rimella canalifera n. var. elongata]. It is the type subspecies of Vaderos.

It was recombined as Rimella canalifera elongata by Weaver (1912); it was recombined as Ectinochilus (Vaderos) elongatus by Clark and Palmer (1923); it was recombined as Rimella elongata by Dickerson (1915) and Squires (2013).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Rimella canalifera elongata Weaver p. 37 figs. pl. 2, fig. 19
1915Rimella elongata Dickerson p. 59 figs. pl. 6, fig. 2.
1923Ectinochilus (Vaderos) elongatus Clark and Palmer p. 282 figs. pl. 51, fig. 8
2013Rimella elongata Squires pp. 836 - 837 fig. 4.41–4.43

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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
subgenusVaderosClark and Palmer 1923
specieselongatus()

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 small, pleural angle 338; last whorl commonly with 21 axial ribs; spiral ribs weak; posterior canal ascends to near shell apex where broad callus can obscure apex; posterior canal descends as far as posterior part of pre- penultimate whorl.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Ectinochilus elongatus (177611)