Rimella (gastropod)

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Rostellariidae		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Stromboidea Rank Genus
Similar Rimella fissurella, Stromboidea, Terebellum, Clavilithes, Tibia

Rimella is a genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.

Most species in this genus are extinct and were found from the Paleocene to the Oligocene of Europe.

Species

Species within the genus Rimella include:

† Rimella cazesi Pacaud & Pons, 2015

† Rimella duplicicosta Cossmann, 1901

† Rimella fissurella (Linnaeus, 1758)

† Rimella gomezi Pacaud & Pons, 2015

Rimella gracilis Ma & Zhang, 1996

† Rimella labrosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823)

† Rimella mexcala Kiel & Perrilliat, 2001

† Rimella obesa Cuvillier, 1935

† Rimella rimosa (Solander, 1766)

† Rimella sandrinae Pacaud & Pons, 2015

Species brought into synonymy

Rimella tyleri H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Varicospira tyleri (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)

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