Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: R. L. Gertman. 1969. Cenozoic Typhinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Western Atlantic region. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(4):143-192

Belongs to Typhis (Rugotyphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969

Sister taxa: Typhis (Rugotyphis) cleryi, Typhis (Rugotyphis) dentatus, Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus, Typhis (Rugotyphis) francescae, Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi, Typhis (Rugotyphis) stewarti

Type specimen: USNM 646214, a shell. Its type locality is TU 458 - Farley Creek [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell 22.4 x 14.0