Typhis antiquus Gabb 1864 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Laevityphis (Laevityphis) antiquus

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Typhis according to R. B. Stewart 1927

See also Gabb 1864 and Squires 1984

Sister taxa: Typhis (Ciphonochelus), Typhis (Haustellotyphis), Typhis (Rugotyphis), Typhis (Typhis), Typhis (Typhisopsis), Typhis acanthopterus, Typhis acuticosta, Typhis maccoyi, Typhis tripterus

Type specimen: ANSP 4335

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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