original description
(of Typhis (Siphonochelus) tityrus Bayer, 1971) Bayer, F. M. (1971). New and unusual Mollusks collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury and R/V Gerda in the tropical Western Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 21(1): 111-236., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1971/00000021/00000001/art00004#
page(s): 164-167, figs 33, 34c [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
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. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(2): 103–147.
page(s): 143. [details]
new combination reference
Garrigues, B. (2021). Description of four new Typhinae species (Mollusca: Muricidae) and comments on the status of the genus <i>Talityphis</i> Jousseaume, 1882 and <i>Trubatsa</i> Dall, 1889. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 33: 3-20.
page(s): 11 [details]
From editor or global species database
Grammatical gender tityrus is a noun in apposition (meaning sheperd); it does not agree in gender with the genus name it is combined with. [details]