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Rimula

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Rimula was named by Defrance (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant. Its type is Rimula blainvilli. It is the type genus of Rimulidae.

It was assigned to Rimulidae by Anton (1838); to Emarginulidae by Wilson (1993); to Emarginulinae by Knight et al. (1960) and Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Fissurellidae by Gardner (1947), Ladd (1966), Ladd (1982) and Todd (2001); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Emarginulini by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Species
R. blainvilli (type species), R. exquisita
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Rimula Defrance
1838Rimula Anton p. 27
1947Rimula Gardner p. 624
1960Rimula Knight et al. p. 229
1966Rimula Ladd p. 30
1982Rimula Ladd p. 22
1993Rimula Wilson p. 58
1995Rimula Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
2001Rimula Todd
2002Rimula Sepkoski
2005Rimula Bouchet et al. pp. 152, 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyEmarginulinae(Gray 1834)
tribeEmarginuliniChildren 1834
genusRimulaDefrance 1827

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.

G. Rimula Defrance 1827
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Rimula blainvilli Defrance 1827
Rimula exquisita Adams 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark R. sp. (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium R. praeintorta (22931)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) R. crepiduloides (6267)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) R. woodringi (42450)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain R. capuliformis (80564)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica R. pilsbryi (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Marshall Islands R. exquisita (78021)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji R. sp. A (78066)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain R. capuliformis (80558 80559 80560 80561 80562)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands R. sp. (43306)