• Source: Triphoridae

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.




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

Iniforinae Kosuge, 1966
Metaxiinae Marshall, 1977
Triphorinae Gray, 1847
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:

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



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



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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