Rimella knappiana Maury 1912 (true conch)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae

Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1912. A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15:1-112

Belongs to Rimella according to C. J. Maury 1912

Sister taxa: Rimella (Rimella), Rimella canalis, Rimella carli, Rimella desertica, Rimella duplicostata, Rimella elongata, Rimella fissurella, Rimella fowleriana, Rimella fusoides, Rimella levis, Rimella oregonensis, Rimella pakistanica, Rimella peruviana, Rimella prestwichi, Rimella quoseibii, Rimella rimosa, Rimella supraplicata, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifera, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) washingtonensis, Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer, Ectinochilus gaudichaudi, Ectinochilus antipodarum, Ectinochilus olssoni, Ectinochilus (Vaderos), Ectinochilus planum, Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus), Ectinochilus (Macilentos)

Type specimen: PRI (unknown number), a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Bed No. 8, Soldado Rock (Eocene of Trinidad and Tobago)

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