Gibbula podolica

Gibbula podolica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Gibbula
Species:	G. podolica
Binomial name
	Gibbula podolica; (Dubois, 1831)
Synonyms
	Calliostoma (Sarmates) podolicum (Dubois, 1831); Trochus podolicus Dubois, 1831 (original description);

Gibbula podolica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

This species is only known as a fossil from the Middle Miocene of Austria, in the age range between 12.7 Ma and 11.608 Ma. This snail appears to have been an epifaunal grazer in the offshore zone.

A study by M. Harzhauser and T. Kowalke (2002) placed this species in the genus Gibbula.^[2]

References

^ Fossilworks: Gibbula podolica
^ M. Harzhauser and T. Kowalke. 2002. Sarmatian (Late Middle Miocene) Gastropod Assemblages of the Central Paratethys. Facies 46:57-82

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[1] Fossilworks: Gibbula podolica

[2] M. Harzhauser and T. Kowalke. 2002. Sarmatian (Late Middle Miocene) Gastropod Assemblages of the Central Paratethys. Facies 46:57-82

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