Gemmula orba explained

Gemmula orba is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in New Zealand.

References

• Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula orba Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831494 on 2021-01-25