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 (P. A. Maxwell, 1971) Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863) † Prototyphis awamoanus (Finlay, 1930) Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873) Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008 † Prototyphis tahuensis (P. A. Maxwell, 1971) Species brought into synonymy Prototyphis (Ponderia) zealandicus (Hutton, 1873): synonym of Ponderia zealandica (Hutton, 1873) Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974): synonym of Prototyphis eos paupereques (Powell, 1974) Prototyphis zealandicus (Hutton, 1873): synonym of Ponderia zealandica (Hutton, 1873)
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.