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Typhis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Typhis Montfort
1850Tiphis d'Orbigny
1880Hirotyphis Jousseaume p. 336
1904Typhis Martin p. 203
1925Typhis Mansfield p. 48
1947Typhis Gardner p. 526
1947Typhis Harris and Palmer p. 344
1959Typhis Woodring p. 220
1960Murex (Typhis) Dieni and Omenetto p. 613
1960Typhis MacNeil p. 63
1969Typhis Gertman p. 147
1970Typhis Addicott p. 83
1982Typhis Ladd p. 42
1983Typhis Vokes p. 124
1989Typhis Vokes p. 117
1992Typhis Ward p. 130
2001Typhis Todd
2001Typhis Wienrich p. 472
2002Hirotyphis Sepkoski
2002Typhis Sepkoski
2007Typhis Landau et al. p. 56
2024Hirtotyphis Schnetler et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTyphisMontfort 1810

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Typhis Montfort 1810
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Subg. Typhis (Ciphonochelus) Jousseaume 1882
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Subg. Typhis (Haustellotyphis) Jousseaume 1880
Subg. Typhis (Rugotyphis) Vella 1961
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Typhis (Rugotyphis) cleryi Petit de la Saussaye 1840
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Invalid names: Typhis (Typhinellus) carolinensis Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym]
Subg. Typhis (Typhis) Montfort 1810
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Typhis (Typhis) pungens Solander in Brander and Brander 1766
Typhis (Typhis) rutoti Cossmann 1882
Typhis (Typhis) tubifer Bruguière 1792
Invalid names: Typhis (Monstrotyphis) Habe 1961 [synonym]
Subg. Typhis (Typhisopsis) Jousseaume 1880
Typhis acanthopterus Tate 1888
Typhis acuticosta Conrad 1830
Typhis antiquus Gabb 1864
Typhis maccoyi Woods 1875
Typhis tripterus Tate 1888
Invalid names: Hirotyphis Jousseaume 1880 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (126 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) T. sp. (11117)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (California) Laevityphis antiquus (8011)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Yvelines) T. tubifer (177970)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Laevityphis antiquus (200754)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) T. pungens (8047 8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) T. pungens (40523 42636 42639 42644)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) T. dentatus (90704 92393 164232)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) T. pungens (42640 42658)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy T. hortensis (78565) T. sp. (78617)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Essonne) T. cuniculosus (9171 9172 9173 9174 9177 9179 9181) T. sp. (9132)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany T. steureri (95898)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Hirtotyphis pungens (234515)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) T. maccoyi (71237)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Hungary T. cuniculosus (8338) T. cuniculosus, T. pungens (41533)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) T. harrisi (92606)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand T. hebetatus (67598)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France T. intermedius (70242)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) T. pungens (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) T. acanthopterus (71241)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) T. pungens (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) T. pungens (62899)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand T. sp. (77489)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) T. acuticosta (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria T. cuniculosus (77403)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) T. keenae (89574 92458 92460 92461 92505 92548 92550 92551 92552 92553)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany T. pungens (111599)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy T. sowerby (178110)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) T. acuticosta (69023)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy T. fistulosus (178116)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands T. pungens (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago T. sp. (74919 74920 74921 74922)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) T. pungens (61895 61896 61897 61898 61900 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62885 62887)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) T. maccoyi (72210) T. maccoyi, T. acanthopterus (71352)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) T. sp. (79984)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama T. sp. (136016) T. stewarti (92600 92601)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) T. acuticosta (68978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago T. sp. (60635)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) T. arcuatus (42229)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) T. fistulosus (84304)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain T. horridus (80564)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) T. sp. (79993)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) T. harrisi (92447)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) T. floridanus (92362 92441 92658 92659 92664) T. harrisi (92440 92576) T. harrisi, T. floridanus (92344 92442 92443)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) T. sp. (79989)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) T. sp. (79990)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain T. horridus (80558 80561 80562 80563)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) T. floridanus (92364 92365 92366 92693)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) T. floridanus (92367)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) T. floridanus (41501 79331 92334 92335 92336 92337 92338 92339 92340 92342 92343 92500 92656 92692)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu T. japonicus (78046)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) T. floridanus (92331 92332 92333)