Orthaulax gabbi

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Orthaulax gabbi
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Orthaulax
Species:
O. gabbi
Binomial name
Orthaulax gabbi
(Dall, 1890)

Orthaulax gabbi is an extinct sea snail of the family Orthaulax first described by William Healey Dall in 1890. [1] [2] O. gabbi was around 70mm long and is thought to have gone extinct in the Miocene period. [3] [4]

Fossils of O. gabbi have been found most prolifically in Florida and Panama. [5] [6]

References

  1. "Orthaulax gabbi". Fossil Forum. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "Species: Orthaulax gabbi W.H. Dall, 1890 † - ID: 5238000054". Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. Edward J. Petuch (2003). Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America. CRC Press. ISBN   9781135501426 . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. "Orthaulax gabbi ✝". Mindat.org . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Orthaulax gabbi Dall, 1890". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "Orthaulax gabbi". Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life. Retrieved 2 April 2020.