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Orthaulax gabbi

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Extinct species of sea snail

Orthaulax gabbi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. O. gabbi was around 70mm long and is thought to have gone extinct in the Miocene period.

Fossils of O. gabbi have been found most prolifically in Florida and Panama.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Orthaulax gabbi


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