Tibia (Hippochrenes) fissura Coquebert and Brongniart 1793 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae

Alternative combinations: Rostellaria (Hippochrenes) fissura, Rostellaria fissura, Strombus fissura, Tibia fissura

Full reference: R. Coquebert and A. Brongniart. 1793. Extrait d'un mémoire sur la formation de la coquille de Strombus fissurella, et sur deux espèces analogues à celle-ci. Bulletin des Sciences, Société Philomatique de Paris 1:55-56

Belongs to Tibia (Hippochrenes) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

See also Coquebert and Brongniart 1793

Sister taxa: Hippochrenes bailei, Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla

Type specimen: MNHN.F.A25264, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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