Typhis phillipensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Shell of Typhis phillipensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Typhis |
| Species: | T. phillipensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Typhis phillipensis Watson, 1883
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Typhis phillipensis usually have a white or fawn color, and has angled whorls. They have a spiral structure that generally contains about five ribs.
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 15.5 mm (0.61 in).
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Australia
References edit
- ^ a b Typhis phillipensis Watson, 1883. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.
- Seashellsofnsw.org.au. “Typhis Philippensis,” 2023. https://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Typhinae/Pages/typhis_philippensis.htm.
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