Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Pterynotus expansus, Typhis (Talityphis) expansus, Typhis expansus
Synonyms: Talityphis perchardei Radwin and d'Attilio 1976, Typhis melloleitaoi Morretes 1940
Belongs to Typhina according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Gertman 1969 and Vokes 1989
Sister taxa: Typhina alata, Typhina belcheri, Typhina disjunctus, Typhina laciniatus, Typhina obesa, Typhis (Typhina) mississippiensis, Typhis (Typhina) palmerae, Typhis (Talityphis) eucteanus, Typhis (Talityphis) siphon, Typhis (Talityphis) lampada, Typhis (Talityphis) pterinus, Typhis (Talityphis) puertoricensis, Typhis (Talityphis) carmenae, Typhis (Talityphis) precursor, Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (3 collections), the Dominican Republic (2), Jamaica (1), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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