Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex (Typhis) cleryi, Murex cleryi, Typhis (Typhinellus) cleryi

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

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore