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Rimella rimosa

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Murex rimosus was named by Solander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Early Oligocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Rostellaria rimosa by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Rostellaria (Rimella) rimosa by Lowry et al. (1866); it was recombined as Rimella rimosa by Morellet and Morellet (1935) and Harzhauser (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. mexcala

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Murex rimosus Solander p. 1766
1850Rostellaria rimosa d'Orbigny
1866Rostellaria (Rimella) rimosa Lowry et al.
1935Rimella rimosa Morellet and Morellet p. 99
2004Rimella rimosa Harzhauser p. 127

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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
speciesrimosa(Solander 1766)

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 rimosa Solander 1766
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Rimella rimosa (42583)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Rimella rimosa (8047)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Rimella rimosa (3263 3265)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Rimella rimosa (42636 42639 42644)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Rimella rimosa (79700)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Rimella rimosa (42584 42585 42586 42640 42658 42662) Rostellaria rimosa (39695)