''Triplostephanus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a Family (biology), family of predatory marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12 ...
, the auger snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Triplostephanus'' include:
* † ''
Triplostephanus wilfordi''
Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Triplostephanus elliscrossi''
(Bratcher, 1979): synonym of ''
Terebra elliscrossi''
Bratcher, 1979
* ''Triplostephanus fenestratus''
(Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Terebra fenestrata''
Hinds, 1844
* ''Triplostephanus guineensis''
(Bouchet, 1983): synonym of ''
Terebra guineensis''
Bouchet, 1983
* ''Triplostephanus hoaraui''
(Drivas & Jay, 1988): synonym of ''
Terebra hoaraui''
(Drivas & Jay, 1988)
* ''Triplostephanus lima''
(Deshayes, 1857): synonym of ''
Cinguloterebra lima''
(Deshayes, 1857)
* ''Triplostephanus triseriatus''
(Gray, 1834): synonym of ''
Terebra triseriata''
Gray, 1834
* ''Triplostephanus waikikiensis''
(Pilsbry, 1921): synonym of ''
Terebra waikikiensis''
Pilsbry, 1921
References
* Terryn Y. (2007). ''Terebridae: A Collectors Guide''. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
External links
Dall W.H. (1908). Subdivisions of the Terebridae. The Nautilus. 21(11): 124-125Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
Terebridae
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