Prototyphis

Prototyphis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Prototyphis include:

• † Prototyphis allani <small>(P. A. Maxwell, 1971)</small>
• Prototyphis angasi <small>(Crosse, 1863)</small>
• † Prototyphis awamoanus <small>(Finlay, 1930)</small>
• Prototyphis eos <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>
• Prototyphis gracilis <small>Houart & Héros, 2008</small>
• † Prototyphis tahuensis <small>(P. A. Maxwell, 1971)</small>

• Prototyphis (Ponderia) zealandicus <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>: synonym of Ponderia zealandica <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>
• Prototyphis paupereques <small>(Powell, 1974)</small>: synonym of Prototyphis eos paupereques <small>(Powell, 1974)</small>
• Prototyphis zealandicus <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>: synonym of Ponderia zealandica <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>

References

• Ponder, W.F. (1972). Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2: 215–248.
• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.