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Triphoridae

{{Short description|Family of gastropods}}

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|taxon = Triphoridae

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|image_caption = Dorsal view of a shell of Monophorus perversus in the Triphoridae

|authority = J.E. Gray, 1847

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  • Iniforinae Kosuge, 1966· accepted, alternate representation
  • Metaxiinae B. A. Marshall, 1977· accepted, alternate representation
  • Triforidae (Misspelling)
  • Triphorinae Gray, 1847· accepted, alternate representation

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Triphoridae is a family of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the informal group Ptenoglossa, within the clade Hypsogastropoda. Almost all the species in this family are micromollusks and almost all are left-handed in shell-coiling.Bouchet, P. (2012). Triphoridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131 on 2012-06-16

Distribution

Species of this family can be found worldwide, but the major part occurs in the Indo-Pacific Region. Most species live between the intertidal zone and offshore to a depth between 200 m to 500 m (exceptionally below 1,000 m).

Shell description

The shells of triphorids are small (between 2 mm and 10 mm - exceptionally 50 mm) and extremely high-spired, with numerous narrow whorls which often have distinctive sculpture. The majority of species in this family are left-handed or sinistral.

Taxonomy

Facts about their taxonomy are rather scant, complicated by the high diversity and the intra- and inter-specific variability of the species. Most triphorid collections available in Museums of Natural History are still undescribed.Albano & Bakker(2016), Annotated catalogue of the types of Triphoridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, with lectotype designations; Zoosyst. Evol. 92 (1) 2016, 33–78 |DOI 10.3897/zse.92.5936

The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005:

Gründel (1975), stated that the correct family name is Triforidae Jousseaume, 1884 and not Triphoridae, but this is only true when the genera Triforis and Triphora are placed in the same family (Kosuge, 1976). Marshall (1980) however stated that the two genera need to be placed in two different families: the Triforidae and the Triphoridae. WoRMS do not recognise these 3 subfamilies and consider them alternative representation of Triphoridae.

Genera

Genera within the family Triphoridae include:{{ITIS |id=72188 |taxon=Triphoridae}}{{cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/index.php/Triphoridae |title=Triphoridae |work=ZipCodeZoo |access-date=2017-12-28 }}Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}

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; Genera brought into synonymy :

  • Biforina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 : synonym of Monophorus Grillo, 1877
  • Brucetriphora Beu, 2004: synonym of Costatophora B. A. Marshall, 1994
  • Distophora Laseron, 1958:synonym of Cautor Finlay, 1927
  • Epiforis Laseron, 1958:synonym of Mastoniaeforis Jousseaume, 1884
  • Euthymia Jousseaume, 1884:synonym of Euthymella Thiele, 1929
  • Ino Hinds, 1843:synonym of Inella Bayle, 1879
  • Macrosinister:synonym of Magnosinister Laseron, 1954
  • Mastoniaeformis [sic] : synonym of Mastoniaeforis Jousseaume, 1884
  • Mesophora Laseron, 1958: synonym of Coriophora Laseron, 1958
  • Notosinister Finlay, 1926: synonym of Monophorus Grillo, 1877
  • Orbitophora Laseron, 1958:synonym of Viriola Jousseaume, 1884
  • Risbecia Kosuge, 1966:synonym of Differoforis Kosuge, 2008
  • Sinistroseila W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: synonym of Viriola Jousseaume, 1884
  • Solosinister Laseron, 1954:synonym of Viriola Jousseaume, 1884
  • Tetraphora Laseron, 1958:synonym of Brucetriphora Beu, 2004
  • Torresophora Laseron, 1958: synonym of Euthymella Thiele, 1929
  • Triforis Deshayes, 1834:synonym of Triphora Blainville, 1828
  • Triphoris:synonym of Triphora Blainville, 1828

References

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  • Fernandes M..R., Pimenta A.D. & Leal J.H., 2013. Taxonomic review of Triphorinae (Gastropoda: Triphoridae) from the Vitoria-Trindade Seamount Chain, southeastern Brazil. The Nautilus 127(1): 1-18

External links

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  • [https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1605/5667 Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER, José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114]

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Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray