Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis Clark and Palmer 1923 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Alternative combinations: Cowlitzia washingtonensis, Rimella washingtonensis

Belongs to Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) according to C. L. Garvie 2013

See also Squires 2013

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) canalifer, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus (Macilentos)

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Washington collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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