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

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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

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