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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Triphoridae 

Triphoridae Gray, 1847

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Mastoniaeformis
   Sychar
   Incertae sedis
   Triphorinae Gray, 1847
   Metaxiinae Marshall, 1977

Common Name

Sinistral Creepers p.112      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope 
depth: intertidal 
feeds on: animals 
larvae/young: lecithotrophic 
larvae/young: planktotrophic 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Marshall, B.A. 1983. p.1 [ revision of the family ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Triphoridae Gray, 1847

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9933) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-08.