Triphoris hindsi Deshayes, 1863

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Triphoris hindsi Deshayes, 1863: 98, pl. 11, figs 19, 20.

TYPE LOCALITY. — La Réunion.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Neotype. ReunionIsland • MNHN-IM-2000-9490 (gold coated), designated by Jay (2007).

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. — T. testa turrita, sinistrorsa, elongatoangusta, apice valde acuminata, pallide fusca; anfractibus duodecimis, angustis, lente crescentibus, trifariam granulosis, granulis albescentibus, subaequalibus, ultimo anfractu brevi; apertura minima, canali brevi obliquissimo terminata.

TRANSLATION OF THE LATIN TEXT. — Turreted shell, elongated, narrow with a strongly sharp apex, light brown; twelve whorls, narrow, slowly growing, with three spiral cords of whitish and subequal granules, the last whorl is short; small aperture, ending with a short and very oblique siphon.

DIAGNOSIS. — Shell conical with flat sides. Neotype 3.7 mm high. Teleoconch of 8 whorls. Three spiral cords present, the second appearing on the fifth whorl. Cords with tubercles at the intersections with slightly prosocline axial ribs. Second cord initially as a fine thread, developing tubercles later. Spiral microsculpture of weakly granulate fine threads. Peristome and posterior sinus damaged in the neotype. Base with two additional spiral cords; the first granulated and the second smooth. Multispiral protoconch of c. 5.5 whorls with two strong spiral keels and several equally strong axial riblets. First two teleoconch whorls white, then pinkish to light violet. Protoconch brown.

REMARK. — Neotype illustrated in colour by Jay (2007).