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Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria (Rimella) canalifera was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Rostellaria canalifer by Gabb (1864); it was recombined as Rimella canalifera by Weaver (1912), Waring (1917); it was recombined as Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer by Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera by Squires and Demetrion (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Rimella supraplicata by Squires (2013).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Rostellaria canalifer Gabb
1864Rostellaria (Rimella) canalifera Gabb p. 123 figs. PI. 29, Fig. 228
1912Rimella canalifera Weaver p. 37
1917Rimella canalifera Waring p. 98 figs. Pl. 15, Fig. 10
1927Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer Stewart pp. 366 - 367 figs. Plate XXIX, fig. 8
1992Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera Squires and Demetrion p. 30 figs. Figures 70, 71

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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
subgenusCowlitzia
speciescanalifer()

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
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Rimella canalifera (190773)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Ectinochilus canalifer (194436) Rimella canalifera (91476)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Ectinochilus canalifer (194413 200757 200762 200763 200764 200766)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Rimella canalifera (193039)