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Rimella fissurella

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Rimella fissurella
Temporal range: Paleocene - Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rostellariidae
Genus: Rimella
Species:
R. fissurella
Binomial name
Rimella fissurella
Synonyms

Strombus fissurella

Rimella fissurella is an extinct species of fossil sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. This species is found from the Paleocene to the Oligocene of Europe.

References

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  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 123)
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