†Orthaulax pugnax Heilprin 1887 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae
Alternative combination: Wagneria pugnax
Belongs to Orthaulax according to H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes 1968
See also Cooke 1919 and Cooke 1922
Sister taxa: Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax altilis, Orthaulax bermudezi, Orthaulax brasiliensis, Orthaulax caepa, Orthaulax conoides, Orthaulax gabbi, Orthaulax hernandoensis, Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax japonicus, Orthaulax portoricoensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (4 collections), Panama (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (5: Florida)
• Oligocene of Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Panama (2)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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