Typhis phillipensis
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| Typhis phillipensis | |
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| Shell of Typhis phillipensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Typhis |
| Species: | T. phillipensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhis phillipensis Watson, 1883 | |
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Typhis phillipensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Typhis phillipensis usually have a white or fawn color, and has angled whorls. They have a spiral structure that generally contains about five ribs.
The length of the shell attains 15.5 mm (0.61 in).
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