Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex acuticosta, Typhis (Talityphis) acuticosta

Belongs to Typhis according to L. W. Ward 1998

Sister taxa: Typhis (Ciphonochelus), Typhis (Haustellotyphis), Typhis (Rugotyphis), Typhis (Typhis), Typhis (Typhisopsis), Typhis acanthopterus, Typhis maccoyi, Typhis tapunagai, Typhis tripterus

Type specimen: ANSP 13615, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell 24.5 x 14.0