Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1983. Additions to the Typhinae (Gastropoda; Muricidae) of the Gatun Formation, Panama. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 17(3-4):123-130
Belongs to Typhis (Rugotyphis) according to E. H. Vokes 1983
Sister taxa: Typhis (Rugotyphis) cleryi, Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus, Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus, Typhis (Rugotyphis) francescae, Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi, Typhis (Rugotyphis) keenae
Type specimen: USNM 365136, a shell. Its type locality is TU 1432 - Residential Martin Luther King [lower Gatun Fm], which is in a Tortonian coastal siltstone in the Gatun Formation of Panama.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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