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Orthaulax brasiliensis

Gastropoda - Thersiteidae

Taxonomy
Orthaulax brasiliensis was named by Maury (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury pp. 110-111 figs. pl. 4, fig. 10
1968Orthaulax brasiliensis Vokes and Vokes p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyThersiteidaeSavornin 1914
genusOrthaulaxGabb 1872
speciesbrasiliensisMaury 1925

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury 1925
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Diagnosis
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