Gastropoda - Stromboidea - Strombidae

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 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 omnivore-grazer