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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Triphoridae

Triphora dealbata (C. B. Adams, 1850)


Range: 18°N ; 77°W to 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6  mm

Synonymy

Triphoris dealbata (C. B. Adams, 1850) 
Cerithium dealbatum C. B. Adams, 1850

Details


Cerithium dealbatum C. B. Adams, 1850f, p. 117, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W to 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6 mm
Distribution: Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: C. B. Adams (1850f) NSW; Clench & Turner (1950a) M; Usticke (1959) E
Comments: Treece's (1980) record off Yucatan needs confirmation. May be a synonym of Cosmotriphora melanura according to Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2008b).
Combining Genera:  Triphoris


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 7 109-123. [Stated date: -- Apr 1850.]

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