Triptychus Explained

Triptychus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Description

The subulate shell is spirally paucilirate. The aperture is lirate within, subsinuated in front. The columella is triplicate.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Triptychus include:

• Triptychus incantatus (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939)
• Triptychus litosbathron Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008
• Triptychus niveus (Mørch, 1875)
• Triptychus pacificus Corgan, 1973

Synonyms:

• Triptychus olssoni (Bartsch, 1926): synonym of Triptychus incantatus (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939)
• † Triptychus pliocena Bartsch, 1955: synonym of Peristichia pliocena (Bartsch, 1955) (original combination)

External links

• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species
• Mörch, O. A. L. (1875). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter. 22: 142-184

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Triptychus Mörch, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416104 on 2011-10-26
2. https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 295