Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) Pilsbry 1931 (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Tripterotyphis
Synonym: Pterynotus (Nothotyphis) Fleming 1962
Parent taxon: Pterotyphis according to R. L. Gertman 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Pterotyphis (Prototyphis), Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis), Trigonotyphis fimbriatus
Subtaxa: Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) lowei Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) triangularis Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) vokesae
Type: Typhis lowei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of United States (3: Florida)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence