Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Murex (Typhis), Tiphis
Synonyms: Hirotyphis Jousseaume 1880, Hirtotyphis Jousseaume 1880
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Addicott 1970, Dieni and Omenetto 1960, Gardner 1947, Gertman 1969, Harris and Palmer 1947, Ladd 1982, MacNeil 1960, Mansfield 1925, Martin 1904, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995, Schnetler et al. 2024, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001, Vokes 1983, Vokes 1989, Ward 1992, Wienrich 2001 and Woodring 1959
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Typhis (Ciphonochelus) Typhis (Haustellotyphis) Typhis (Rugotyphis) Typhis (Typhis) Typhis (Typhisopsis) Typhis acanthopterus Typhis acuticosta Typhis antiquus Typhis maccoyi Typhis tripterus
Type: Purpura tubifer
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (18: Florida, South Carolina collections), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (3), Italy (1), Japan (1), Panama (1), Spain (5), United States (11: Florida, North Carolina)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Austria (1), France (1), Germany (18), Italy (2), the Netherlands (2), New Zealand (1), Panama (4), Trinidad and Tobago (5), United States (13: Delaware, Florida, Maryland)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), Denmark (1), France (8), Germany (1), Hungary (2), the Netherlands (1), New Zealand (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of France (1), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (5: California, Mississippi)
• Paleocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 128 collections including 133 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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