Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Alternative combinations: Murex rimosus, Rostellaria (Rimella) rimosa, Rostellaria rimosa
Belongs to Rimella according to M. Harzhauser 2004
See also Pacaud and Le Renard 1995
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 rokeyae, Rimella subhumerosa, Rimella supraplicata, Ectinochilus texanum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus (Macilentos), Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) texanum, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection), the United Kingdom (14)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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