Rimella elongata Weaver 1912 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1912. A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of western Washington. Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 15:1-80

Belongs to Rimella according to R. L. Squires 2013

Sister taxa: Rimella (Rimella), Rimella canalis, Rimella carli, Rimella desertica, Rimella duplicostata, 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) canalifer, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus (Macilentos), Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus planum

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Washington collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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