Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Jousseaume 1880 (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Perotyphis (Pterotyphis)
Parent taxon: Pterotyphis according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gertman 1969
Sister taxa: Pterotyphis (Prototyphis), Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis), Trigonotyphis fimbriatus
Subtaxa: Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) calhounensis Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) pinnatus
Type: Typhis pinnatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence