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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Strombidae
Rimella Agassiz, 1840Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy
Senior name:
Rimella Agassiz, 1840
Type Species
Rostellaria fissurella Lamarck 1799 (= Strombus cancellata Lamarck, 1816) by subsequent designation Agassiz, L. 1840. p.137 [This is a pirated copy of Mineral Conchology translated into french by Desor with additions by Agassiz. Apparently these additions makes Aggasiz the author! It is uncertain if Agassiz should only be attributed author of the parts he actually did add, as opposed to the whole work. See [472, no. 99] = Strombus cancellata Lamarck, 1816]
References
Herrmannsen, A.N. 1848. Subsequent type designation
Subba Rao, N.V. 1977. p.32 Type GenusAv
Wenz, W. 1940. p.929 Type GenusAv
Wilson, B. 1993. p.159 Type GenusAv
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Stromboidea
Strombidae
Rimella Agassiz, 1840
Rimella Agassiz, 1840
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8079) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.