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Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis dentatus was named by Johnson (1899). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Typhis (Typhina) dentatus by Keen (1944) and Harris and Palmer (1947); it was recombined as Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus by Gertman (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. hebetatus, T. japonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Typhis dentatus Johnson p. 76 figs. pl. 1, fig. 13
1944Typhis (Typhina) dentatus Keen
1947Typhis (Typhina) dentatus Harris and Palmer p. 344
1969Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus Gertman p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTyphisMontfort 1810
subgenusRugotyphisVella 1961
speciesdentatus()

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.

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Diagnosis
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