Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Laevityphis (Laevityphis) gracilis, Typhis gracilis
Synonyms: Murex alternata Lea 1833, Typhis (Typhina) alternata Lea 1833, Typhis alternata Lea 1833
Belongs to Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969
See also Cossmann 1903
Sister taxa: Laevityphis (Laevityphis), Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) bullisi, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) curvirostratus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) linguiferus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) muticus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) sawkinsi, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) schencki, Typhis (Laevityphis) thagus, Typhis (Neotyphis) tapunagai
Type specimens:
- Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis: ANSP 13755, a shell
- Typhis (Typhina) alternata:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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