Prototyphis eos

Prototyphis eos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

There are two subspecies :
 * Prototyphis eos eos (Hutton, 1873)
 * Prototyphis eos paupereques (Powell, 1974) (synonym : Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974))

Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution
This marine species is found in Australia and Northern New Zealand.