Gastropoda - Stromboidea - Strombidae

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

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer