†Orthaulax portoricoensis Hubbard 1921 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae
Belongs to Orthaulax according to H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes 1968
Sister taxa: Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax altilis, Orthaulax bermudezi, Orthaulax brasiliensis, Orthaulax caepa, Orthaulax conoides, Orthaulax gabbi, Orthaulax hernandoensis, Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax japonicus, Orthaulax pugnax
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aymamón Limestone, which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Aymamón Limestone Formation of Puerto Rico
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Aymamón Limestone
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