Gibbula (Gibbula) engebiensis Ladd 1966 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1966. Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531:1-98

Belongs to Gibbula (Gibbula) according to H. S. Ladd 1966

Sister taxon: Gibbula (Gibbula) kahtanenesis

Type specimen: USNM 648264, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at K-1B (900-1000 ft), Eniwetok Atol (Miocene of Marshall Islands)

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