Gibbula dalli
Species of gastropod
| Gibbula dalli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula dalli Ihering 1897 | |
Gibbula dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
It is only known as a fossil from the Miocene of Chile and the Eocene of Argentina. It occurred between 55.8 Ma and 15.97 Ma ago. It was a marine epifaunal grazer in the offshore zone.
References
- ^ Fossilworks: Gibbula dalli
External links
- J.J. Flynn et al., A new fossil_mammal assemblage from the southern Chilean Andes; implications for geology, geochronology and tectonics; Journal of South American Earth Sciences 15 (2002) 285–302
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