''Rimella'' is a

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, the true conchs and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Rimella. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578851 on 2016-03-20 Species in this genus are extinct and were found from the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Rimella'' include: * † '' Rimella cazesi'' Pacaud & Pons, 2015 * † '' Rimella duplicicosta'' Cossmann, 1901 * † '' Rimella fissurella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † '' Rimella gomezi'' Pacaud & Pons, 2015 * † '' Rimella gracilis'' Ma & Zhang, 1996 * † '' Rimella labrosa'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823) * † '' Rimella mexcala'' Kiel & Perrilliat, 2001 * † '' Rimella obesa'' Cuvillier, 1935 * † '' Rimella rimosa (Solander, 1766) * † '' Rimella sandrinae'' Pacaud & Pons, 2015 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Rimella tyleri'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of '' Varicospira tyleri'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)

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''Rimella fissurella''
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