Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Typhis (Talityphis) alatus obesus, Typhis (Talityphis) obesus, Typhis obesus

Belongs to Typhina according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

Sister taxa: Typhina alata, Typhina belcheri, Typhina disjunctus, Typhina expansa, Typhina laciniatus, Typhis (Typhina) mississippiensis, Typhis (Typhina) palmerae, Typhis (Talityphis) pterinus, Typhis (Talityphis) puertoricensis, Typhis (Talityphis) precursor, Typhis (Talityphis) siphon, Typhis (Talityphis) carmenae, Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni, Typhis (Talityphis) eucteanus

Type specimen: ANSP 3251, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell 24.8 x 18.4