Typhis (Typhinellus) chipolanus Gertman 1969 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: R. L. Gertman. 1969. Cenozoic Typhinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Western Atlantic region. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(4):143-192

Belongs to Typhis (Typhinellus) according to R. L. Gertman 1969

Sister taxon: Typhis (Typhinellus) sowerbii

Type specimen: USNM 646213, a shell. Its type locality is TU 547 - Fourmile Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at TU 547 - Fourmile Creek

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