Typhina disjunctus Tate 1888 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Typhis disjunctus

Full reference: R. Tate. 1888. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia 10:91-171

Belongs to Typhina according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1888

Sister taxa: Typhina alata, Typhina belcheri, Typhina expansa, Typhina laciniatus, Typhina obesa, Typhis (Typhina) mississippiensis, Typhis (Typhina) palmerae, Typhis (Talityphis) lampada, Typhis (Talityphis) puertoricensis, Typhis (Talityphis) pterinus, Typhis (Talityphis) carmenae, Typhis (Talityphis) siphon, Typhis (Talityphis) eucteanus, Typhis (Talityphis) precursor, Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)

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