Ectinochilus gaudichaudi d'Orbigny 1842 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combination: Rostellaria gaudichaudi

Synonyms: Dientomochilus (Ectinochilus) laqueata Conrad 1833, Rostellaria laqueata Conrad 1833

Belongs to Ectinochilus according to A. A. Olsson 1928

See also DeVries 2004 and Woods 1922

Sister taxa: Rimella (Rimella), Rimella canalis, Rimella carli, Rimella desertica, Rimella duplicostata, Rimella elongata, Rimella fissurella, Rimella fowleriana, Rimella fusoides, Rimella knappiana, Rimella levis, Rimella oregonensis, Rimella pakistanica, Rimella peruviana, Rimella prestwichi, Rimella quoseibii, Rimella rimosa, Rimella supraplicata, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus (Macilentos)

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1 collection)

• Eocene of Panama (5), Peru (6), Venezuela (2)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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