Pterotyphis (Prototyphis) Ponder 1972 (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Prototyphis
Parent taxon: Pterotyphis according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis), Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis), Trigonotyphis fimbriatus
Subtaxa: Pterotyphis (Prototyphis) awamoanus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences