†Typhis acanthopterus Tate 1888 (murex snail)
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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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