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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Orthaulax |
| Species: | O. gabbi
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthaulax gabbi (Dall, 1890)
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Fossils of O. gabbi have been found most prolifically in Florida and Panama.[5][6]
References
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- ^ "Orthaulax gabbi". Fossil Forum. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Species: Orthaulax gabbi W.H. Dall, 1890 † - ID: 5238000054". Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Edward J. Petuch (2003). Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America. CRC Press. ISBN 9781135501426. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Orthaulax gabbi ✝". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Orthaulax gabbi Dall, 1890". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Orthaulax gabbi". Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life. Retrieved 2 April 2020.