Orthaulax caepa Cooke 1921 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae

Belongs to Orthaulax according to Cooke 1921

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Paso Real Formation, which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Paso Real Formation of Cuba

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Paso Real Formation

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