Typhis (Talityphis) carmenae 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 (Talityphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969

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

Type specimen: USNM 646222, a shell. Its type locality is TU 638 - Coatzacoalcos [Agueguexquite Fm], which is in a Pliocene coastal claystone in the Agueguexquite Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at TU 638 - Coatzacoalcos [Agueguexquite Fm]

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