Orthaulax altilis Pilsbry 1922 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae

Alternative combination: Orthaulax inornatus altilis

Belongs to Orthaulax according to H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes 1968

Sister taxa: Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax bermudezi, Orthaulax brasiliensis, Orthaulax caepa, Orthaulax conoides, Orthaulax gabbi, Orthaulax hernandoensis, Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax japonicus, Orthaulax portoricoensis, Orthaulax pugnax

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baitoa Formation (unspecified localities), which is in a Miocene coastal siliciclastic in the Baitoa Formation of the Dominican Republic

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Baitoa Formation (unspecified localities)

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