Hi all,
another interesting gastropod from benthic collection. Looks like a species under Cerithiopsis. Please help to confirm up to species level.
Best, Deepak
Hi Deepak,
this species looks to me like a species of the family Triphoridae. There exist a lot of genera like Marshallora, Similiphora or Monophorus
Best wishes
Michael
Hello - yes, I agree with Michael. The left coiling is the key that this is something in the Triphoridae family - not a Cerithiopsis (all right coiling). I am not familiar with Indian Ocean species, but the genus could be Marshallora, Cosmotriphora, Triphora, Similiphora and others.
Hope that helps!
Lynn
Dear Dr Michael and Dr Lynn,
thank you for the comments and confirmation. Will work on it and get back to you asap.
Best regards
I also agree with Michael L. Zettler and G. Lynn Wingard , Family Triphoridae and the genus is Triphora .
Dear Dr. Roberto,
thanks for the identification and for your view. Triphotrids are poorly studied in India.
Rajan, the photo is still viewable but you can go for a good microscope to capture it well. Wow, after almost 100 plus years this is (T. acuta) being reported. Excellent.
Dear Dr. Deepak it's very difficult classify the Triphoridae there are many species, few studied, I think, the your it's a new species It's a Mastonia a tropical genus widespread also in the Indian Ocean. This shells has the ornamentation with pearl more big than the other genus. I find two species that are similar but not the same, now I show you.
The first is Mastonia adamsi (Deshates, 1863) Indian Ocean and Reunion Island.
the second is Mastonia clavata (Pease, 1861) from Philippines
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