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Dientomochilus

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Dientomochilus was named by Cossmann (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Rimella (Dientomochilus) by Vredenburg (1921), Pannekoek (1936), Harzhauser et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Strombidae by Woods (1922), Harris and Palmer (1947); to Strombinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Rimella by Vredenburg (1921), Pannekoek (1936), Harzhauser et al. (2002); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Rimellidae by Quaggiotto and Mellini (2008); and to Rimellinae by Squires (2013).

Species
D. (Dasyostoma), Rimella (Dientomochilus) promensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. bartonensis, D. cancellata, D. decussatus, D. gracilidigitatus, D. ickei, D. margaritae, D. monodactylus, D. ornatus, D. semicancellata, D. subrimosus, D. subrimosus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2016-04-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Dientomochilus Cossmann
1921Rimella (Dientomochilus) Vredenburg p. 291
1922Dientomochilus Woods p. 92
1936Rimella (Dientomochilus) Pannekoek p. 47
1947Dientomochilus Harris and Palmer p. 309
1995Dientomochilus Pacaud and Le Renard
2002Rimella (Dientomochilus) Harzhauser et al.
2002Dientomochilus Sepkoski
2008Dientomochilus Quaggiotto and Mellini p. 48
2013Dientomochilus Squires p. 828

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
subfamilyRimellinaeStewart 1927
genusDientomochilusCossmann 1904

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. Dientomochilus Cossmann 1904
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Subg. †Dientomochilus (Dasyostoma) Stewart 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France D. ornatus (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indonesia (Central Java) D. ickei (179075)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia D. ickei (79524) D. ickei, D. monodactylus (70082)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France D. ornatus, D. gracilidigitatus (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) D. bartonensis (42636)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy D. ornatus (78565)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Myanmar Rimella promensis (76583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India D. subrimosus (77652 77653)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy D. decussatus (178108)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia D. semicancellata (70085)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India D. margaritae (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia D. sp. (70079 70084)