Gibbula dalli
Gibbula dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Gibbula dalli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Gibbula |
| Species: | G. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbula dalli Ihering 1897 | |
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.
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