Typhina nitens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Typhina nitens
Shell of Typhina nitens (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Typhina
Species:
T. nitens
Binomial name
Typhina nitens
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Talityphis bengalensis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976
  • Typhis (Talityphis) bengalensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) · unaccepted
  • Typhis bengalensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) ·
  • Typhis nitens Hinds, 1843

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12 mm (0.47 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Makassar Strait.

References

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  1. ^ a b Typhina nitens (Hinds, 1843). 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.
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