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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Triphoridae

Triphora ellyae Jong & Coomans, 1988


Range: 23°N to 9.65°N; 82.65°W to 70°W
Depth: 4 to 56 m (live 10 to 15 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.7  mm

Synonymy

Triphora ellyae Jong & Coomans, 1988
Triphora orteai Espinosa, 2001

Details


Triphora ellyae Jong & Coomans, 1988, p. 50, pl. 34, fig. 242
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Curaçao/Aruba
Range: 23°N to 12.5°N; 82.5°W to 70°W
Depth: 4 to 56 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.7 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba or Curacao; Cuba: North Havana Province, Cienfuegos
References: Jong & Coomans (1988) SEM; Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (1995) DdNW

Triphora orteai Espinosa, 2001, p. 21-22, fig. 7A-D
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Punta Mona, Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica, 10-15 m
Range: 9.65°N ; 82.65°W
Depth: 10 to 15 m (live 10 to 15 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2.35 mm
Distribution: Costa Rica
References: Espinosa (2001) DdLlNSEWM; Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2008b) s


Partial List of References

Espinosa, J. 2001. Descripción de una nueva especie de Triphora (s.l.) Blainville, 1828 Avicennia, Suplemento 4 21-22. [True date: pre Nov 8.]
Jong, K. M. de and H. E. Coomans. 1988. Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 69 1-261, 47 pls.

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