Biology:Orthaulax gabbi

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Short description: Extinct species of sea snail

Orthaulax gabbi
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q96397768 entry