Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) vokesae 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 Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969

Sister taxa: Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) lowei, Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) triangularis

Type specimen: USNM 646227, a shell. Its type locality is TU 546 - Tenmile Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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