Triphora (gastropod)
| Triphora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Triphoridae |
| Genus: | Triphora Blainville, 1828 |
| Synonyms | |
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Triforis Deshayes, 1834 | |
Triphora is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triphoridae. 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.[1]
There are well over 100 species in this genus.
References
- ↑ Triphora Blainveille, 1828, Daphne Cuvelier, and Philippe Bouchet, updated 26/02/2013, World Register of Marine Species, accessed 1/8/2013
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