Typhis (Typhis) pungens Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex pungens, Typhis pungens

Belongs to Typhis (Typhis) according to Merle 1986

See also Gertman 1969

Sister taxa: Typhis (Typhis) rutoti, Typhis (Typhis) tubifer

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (18 collections), the Netherlands (2)

• Oligocene of Hungary (1)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (8)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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