Typhis acanthopterus Tate 1888 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: R. Tate. 1888. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia 10:91-171

Belongs to Typhis according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1888

Sister taxa: Typhis (Ciphonochelus), Typhis (Haustellotyphis), Typhis (Rugotyphis), Typhis (Typhis), Typhis (Typhisopsis), Typhis acuticosta, Typhis antiquus, Typhis maccoyi, Typhis tripterus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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