Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) schencki Keen and Campbell 1964 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Laevityphis (Laevityphis) schencki

Belongs to Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969

Sister taxa: Laevityphis (Laevityphis), Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) bullisi, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) curvirostratus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) linguiferus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) muticus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) sawkinsi, Typhis (Laevityphis) thagus, Typhis (Neotyphis) tapunagai

Type specimen: SUPTC 9723, a shell. Its type locality is U.C. Loc. S-8012 [Los Perdices Shale], which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Los Perdices Shale Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at U.C. Loc. S-8012 [Los Perdices Shale]

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