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Triphora (gastropod)

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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| taxon = Triphora (gastropod)

| image = Triphora (10.3897-zse.95.32803) Figure 11.jpg

| image_caption = Shells of Triphora sp.

| authority = Blainville, 1828

| synonyms =

  • Cerithium (Triforis) Deshayes, 1834
  • Cerithium (Triphoris)
  • Trifora (invalid subsequent spelling of Triphora Blainville, 1828)
  • Triforis {{au|Deshayes, 1834}} (invalid subsequent spelling of Triphora Blainville, 1828)
  • Triphoris Deshayes, 1830 (invalid subsequent spelling of Triphora Blainville, 1828)
  • Triphorus Tryon, 1872 (misspelling of Triphora)

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Triphora is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Triphorinae of the family Triphoridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Triphora Blainville, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147186 on 2022-10-15

The genus was named by Blainville in 1828, and the type species is Triphora gemmata Blainville, 1828. Like most of the other genera in this family, the shells of species in this genus are extremely high-spired with sculptural decoration, and are sinistral (left-handed) in coiling.Triphora Blainveille, 1828, Daphne Cuvelier, and Philippe Bouchet, updated 26/02/2013, World Register of Marine Species, [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147186] accessed 1/8/2013

Nomenclature

Species that were named in combination with Triphoris, Triforis, or Trifora, which are variant spellings of Triphora, and have not been placed elsewhere in the literature are listed here under Triphora. In such cases, where the original genus is a misspelling or emendation of the current genus, the authors and dates have not been placed in parentheses (ICZN Article 51.3.1). For Triforis of authors, see Trituba and related genera in Newtoniellidae.

Species

There are well over 300 species in this genus.

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References

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  • Deshayes, G.P. 1832. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris: Panckoucke Vol. 3 pp. 595–1152.
  • Chang, C-K & Wu, W-L 2005. The Taiwan Mollusks II - Triphoridae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda) from Lutao, Taitung. Taiwan: Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica pp. 1–116.

External links

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  • [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25315727 Blainville, H. de 1828. Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes ... d'après l'état actuel de nos connais sciences, soit relativement a l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la mediciné. Vol. 1.]
  • [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48218460 Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.M. & coll. (1830). Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle. Tome seizième, T-Z. [vol. 16]. pp. 1–748. Paris. Rey & Gravier & Amable Gobin et Cie]
  • [https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17607/102_complete.pdf Marshall B.A. (1983) A revision of the Recent Triphoridae of southern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 2: 1-119]

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