Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Rugotyphis
Parent taxon: Typhis according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gertman 1969, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1983
Sister taxa: Typhis (Ciphonochelus), Typhis (Haustellotyphis), Typhis (Typhis), Typhis (Typhisopsis), Typhis acanthopterus, Typhis acuticosta, Typhis antiquus, Typhis maccoyi, Typhis tripterus
Subtaxa: Typhis (Rugotyphis) cleryi Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus Typhis (Rugotyphis) francescae Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi Typhis (Rugotyphis) keenae Typhis (Rugotyphis) stewarti
Type: Typhis francescae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (18: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (11: Florida, North Carolina)
• Miocene of Panama (2), United States (10: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (3: Mississippi)
Total: 49 collections including 52 occurrences