Triphora (gastropod)

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]

Triphora
Shells of Triphora sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Triphoroidea
Family:	Triphoridae
Genus:	Triphora Blainville, 1828
Synonyms
Triforis Deshayes, 1834 Triphoris Deshayes, 1832

Species

There are well over 170 species in this genus.

• Triphora abacoensis Rolán & Redfern, 2008
• Triphora abrupta (Dall, 1881)
• Triphora acicula Issel, 1869
• Triphora acuta (Kiener, 1841)
• Triphora adamsi Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora aequatorialis Thiele, 1925
• Triphora aethiopica Thiele, 1925
• Triphora affinis Hinds, 1843
• Triphora africana Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora agulhasensis Thiele, 1925
• Triphora alboapicata Thiele, 1930
• Triphora alexandri Tomlin, 1931
• Triphora alternata C. B. Adams, 1852
• Triphora amicorum Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
• Triphora amoena Hervier, 1898
• Triphora angustissima Deshayes, 1863
• Triphora aporema Rehder, 1980
• Triphora atea Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora atlantica E. A. Smith, 1890
• Triphora atomus Issel, 1869
• Triphora aurea Hervier, 1897
• Triphora axialis (Barnard, 1963) (taxon inquirendum)
• Triphora bactron Barnard, 1963
• Triphora baculus Barnard, 1963
• Triphora barnardi Tomlin, 1945
• Triphora bathyraphe E. A. Smith, 1890
• Triphora bicincta Odhner, 1917
• Triphora bicolor Pease, 1868
• Triphora brevis Thiele, 1925
• Triphora brunnea Pease, 1871
• Triphora brunnescens Thiele, 1930
• Triphora burnupi E.A. smith, 1910
• Triphora callipyrgus Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora calva Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991
• Triphora candida Hinds, 1843
• Triphora capensis Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora caracca Dall, 1927
• Triphora carpenteri Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora castaneofusca Thiele, 1930
• Triphora catalinensis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora cerea E. A. Smith, 1906
• Triphora chamberlini F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora charybdis Fernandes & Pimenta, 2015
• Triphora chathamensis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora chrysolitha Kay, 1979
• Triphora clio Hedley, 1899
• Triphora coelebs Hinds, 1843
• Triphora coetiviensis Melvill, 1909
• Triphora collaris Hinds, 1843
• Triphora concatenata Melvill, 1904
• Triphora concinna Hinds, 1843
• Triphora contrerasi F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora convexa E. A. Smith, 1904
• Triphora cookeana Baker & Spicer, 1935
• Triphora cornuta Hervier, 1898
• Triphora costata Pease, 1871
• Triphora cylindrellus (Dall, 1881)
• Triphora cylindrica Pease, 1871
• Triphora dagama Barnard, 1963
• Triphora dalli Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora dealbata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Triphora delicatula Thiele, 1912
• Triphora dilecta Thiele, 1925
• Triphora distincta Deshayes, 1863
• Triphora dives Thiele, 1925
• Triphora earlei Kay, 1979
• Triphora ellyae De Jong & Coomans, 1988
• Triphora elsa Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora elvirae De Jong & Coomans, 1988
• Triphora escondidensis F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora eucharis Rehder, 1980
• Triphora evermanni F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora excellens E. A. Smith, 1903
• Triphora excolpus Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora exilis Dunker, 1860
• Triphora exomilisca Rehder, 1980
• Triphora farquhari Tomlin, 1932
• Triphora formosa Deshayes, 1863
• Triphora fucata Pease, 1861
• Triphora fulvescens Hervier, 1898
• Triphora fuscomaculata (Sowerby III, 1904)
• Triphora fuscozonata (Sowerby III, 1907)
• Triphora galapagensis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora gemmata Blainville, 1828
• Triphora goubini Hervier, 1898
• Triphora gracilior E. A. Smith, 1903
• Triphora granulifera Jousseaume, 1884
• Triphora grayii Hinds, 1843
• Triphora grenadensis Rolán & Lee, 2008
• Triphora guadaloupensis Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
• Triphora hannai F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora harrisi Baker & Spicer, 1935
• Triphora hebes (Watson, 1880)
• Triphora helena Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora hemileuca Tomlin, 1931
• Triphora hemphilli Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora hircus Dall, 1881
• Triphora idonea Melvill & Standen, 1901
• Triphora ignobilis Thiele, 1925
• Triphora inclara Kosuge, 1974
• Triphora incolumis Melvill, 1918
• Triphora inconspicua C. B. Adams, 1852
• Triphora interpres Melvill, 1918
• Triphora isleana Velain, 1878
• Triphora johnstoni F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora keiki Kay, 1979
• Triphora laddi Kay, 1979
• Triphora lamyi Selli, 1973
• Triphora leucathema Rehder, 1980
• Triphora lilaceocincta E. A. Smith, 1903
• Triphora lilacina (Dall, 1889)
• Triphora loisae Rehder, 1980
• Triphora loyaltiensis Hervier, 1898
• Triphora madgei Viader, 1938
• Triphora madria Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora marmorata Hinds, 1843
• Triphora marshi Strong & Hertlein, 1939
• Triphora martii Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 1995
• Triphora medinae Parodiz, 1955
• Triphora melantera Hervier, 1898
• Triphora metcalfeii Hinds, 1843
• Triphora milda Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora mirifica Deshayes, 1863
• Triphora monteiroi Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2015
• Triphora montereyensis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora morgani Barnard, 1963
• Triphora natalensis Barnard, 1963
• Triphora nina Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora nivea Verco, 1909
• Triphora nodifera A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Triphora oreada Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora osclausum Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 1995
• Triphora oweni F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora palmeri Strong & Hertlein, 1939
• Triphora panamensis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora patricia Thiele, 1925
• Triphora pazensis F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora pedroana (Bartsch, 1907)
• Triphora peninsularis Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora plebeja Thiele, 1925
• Triphora portoricensis Rolán & Redfern, 2008
• Triphora pseudonovem Rolán & Lee, 2008
• Triphora pulchella A. Adams, 1854
• Triphora punctata Pease, 1871
• Triphora pupaeformis (Deshayes, 1863)
• Triphora pura E. A. Smith, 1903
• Triphora pusilla (Pfeiffer, 1840)
• Triphora pustulosa Pease, 1871
• Triphora pyrrha (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)
• Triphora recta E. A. Smith, 1890
• Triphora regia Thiele, 1925
• Triphora robusta Pease, 1871
• Triphora rufotincta (Kosuge, 1963)
• Triphora rushii Dall, 1889
• Triphora sabita Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora scala Barnard, 1963
• Triphora sceptrum Thiele, 1925
• Triphora schmidti Schepman, 1909
• Triphora scylla Fernandes & Pimenta, 2015
• Triphora shepstonensis E. A. Smith, 1906
• Triphora slevini F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora smithi Bartsch, 1915
• Triphora stearnsi Bartsch, 1907
• Triphora stephensi Baker & Spicer, 1935
• Triphora subulata Thiele, 1930
• Triphora sulcosa Pease, 1871
• Triphora superba Thiele, 1925
• Triphora suturalis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Triphora taeniolata Hervier, 1898
• Triphora thaanumi Kay, 1979
• Triphora tristis Hinds, 1843
• Triphora tuberculata Pease, 1871
• Triphora tubifera Thiele, 1925
• Triphora turtlebayensis Rolán & Lee, 2008
• Triphora vanduzeei F. Baker, 1926
• Triphora vargasi Rehder, 1980
• Triphora vestalis A. Adams, 1854
• Triphora yociusi Rolán & Lee, 2008

References

1. Triphora Blainveille, 1828, Daphne Cuvelier, and Philippe Bouchet, updated 26/02/2013, World Register of Marine Species, accessed 1/8/2013

• 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.
• Deshayes, G.P. 1832. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris: Panckoucke Vol. 3 pp. 595–1152.
• Marshall B.A. (1983) A revision of the Recent Triphoridae of southern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 2: 1-119
• 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.