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Rimella fissurella

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus fissurella was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Oligocene; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rostellaria fissurella by Lamarck (1803) and Defrance (1827); it was recombined as Rostellaria (Rimella) fissurella by Meunier (1912); it was recombined as Tibia fissurella by Piccoli and Savazzi (1983); it was recombined as Rimella fissurella by Agassiz (1841), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995), Harzhauser (2004), Okan and Hosgor (2009), Squires (2013).

Subspecies
R. labrosa
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. mexcala

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Strombus fissurella Linnaeus p. 1212
1793Strombus fissurella Coquebert and Brongniart p. 56 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
1803Rostellaria fissurella Lamarck p. 221 figs. Pl 4, fig 4
1827Rostellaria fissurella Defrance p. 298
1841Rimella fissurella Agassiz
1912Rostellaria (Rimella) fissurella Meunier p. 289
1983Tibia fissurella Piccoli and Savazzi
1995Rimella fissurella Pacaud and Le Renard
2004Rimella fissurella Harzhauser p. 127
2009Rimella fissurella Okan and Hosgor p. 12
2013Rimella fissurella Squires p. 830

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusRimellaAgassiz 1840
speciesfissurella()

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.

†Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 55.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkey (Yerkoy) Rimella fissurella (98010)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Rimella fissurella (77608)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Rimella fissurella (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Rimella fissurella (77611)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Rimella fissurella (8124 8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Rimella fissurella (177970 177971 177972 177974 177975)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Rimella fissurella (171526 171535) Rostellaria fissurella (184107) Strombus fissurella (184152 184153)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Rimella fissurella (78745 79524)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Rimella fissurella (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie) Rimella fissurella (178082)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Rimella fissurella, Rimella labrosa (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Rimella fissurella (101821 101824 101879 101885 101886)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Rimella fissurella (124308)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Rimella fissurella (103742) Rimella labrosa (103739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Rimella labrosa (85445 102230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Rimella fissurella, Rimella labrosa (78565)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Rimella fissurella (101967 102019) Rimella labrosa (101969)