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.

Triphoridae
Dorsal view of a shell of Monophorus perversus in the Triphoridae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Suborder: Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
J.E. Gray, 1847
Synonyms
  • Iniforinae Kosuge, 1966· accepted, alternate representation
  • Metaxiinae B. A. Marshall, 1977· accepted, alternate representation
  • Triforidae (Misspelling)
  • Triphorinae Gray, 1847· accepted, alternate representation
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