Triptychus
Triptychus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
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| Genus: | Triptychus Mörch, 1875 [1] |
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| Triptychus nivea Mörch, 1875 | |
Description
The subulate shell is spirally paucilirate. The aperture is lirate within, subsinuated in front. The columella is triplicate.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Triptychus include:[2]
- Triptychus litosbathron Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008
- Triptychus niveus (Mørch, 1875)
- Triptychus olssoni (Bartsch, 1926)
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References
- Morch, Mal. Blatt., xxii, p. 158, 1875
- WoRMS (2010). Triptychus Mörch, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416104 on 2011-10-26
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 295
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