Orthaulax gabbi

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]

Orthaulax gabbi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Orthaulax
Species:
O. gabbi
Binomial name
Orthaulax gabbi
(Dall, 1890)

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

References
  1. "Orthaulax gabbi". Fossil Forum. 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.


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