Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Laevityphis (Laevityphis) linguiferus, Typhis linguiferus, Typhis linguliferus
Belongs to Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) according to R. L. Gertman 1969
Sister taxa: Laevityphis (Laevityphis), Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) bullisi, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) curvirostratus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) muticus, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) sawkinsi, Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) schencki, Typhis (Laevityphis) thagus, Typhis (Neotyphis) tapunagai
Type specimen: USNM 112183, a shell. Its type locality is TU 546 - Tenmile Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (20: Florida collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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