Similiphora sp.

Fernandes, Maurício Romulo, 2024, Triphoridae (Gastropoda) from Martinique sampled by the MADIBENTHOS expedition, with notes on shallow-water species from Guadeloupe, Zoosystema 46 (18), pp. 457-503 : 485

Similiphora sp.

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Guadeloupe. KARUBENTHOS 1 • 1 sh [identified by Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2015: fig. 4Q) as Aclophora sagei Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 1995 ]; sta. GN27; MNHN. Martinique. MADIBENTHOS. ‘Nord Atlantique’ • 1 sh; sta. AD261; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AS552; MNHN. — ‘Nord Caraibe’ • 1 sh; sta. AD290; MNHN.

BATHYMETRIC DISTRIBUTION. — Recorded depth in Guadeloupe: 120 m. Recorded depth in Martinique: 18- 80 m.

REMARK

Fernandes & Pimenta (2020) already discussed on the existence of shells possibly belonging to S. intermedia , but with a much lighter adapical spiral cord of teleoconch, which requires further investigation comprising soft parts in order to evaluate whether this is a mere ecophenotypic plasticity or if it represents a different species.

Figures

FIG. 2. — Triphoridae Gray,1847 from Martinique - cont.:A, Latitriphora albida (A. Adams,1854),MNHN,sta.AB149,4.0 mm;B, Marshallora cf. modesta (C. B. Adams, 1850), MNHN, sta. AB150, 4.3 mm; C, Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991, MNHN, sta. AB123, 3.6 mm; D, Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850), MNHN, sta. AD265, 6.3 mm; E, Metaxia taeniolata (Dall, 1889), MNHN, sta. AD261, 5.5 mm; F, Monophorus olivaceus (Dall, 1889), MNHN, sta. AS576, 9.5 mm; G, Nototriphora decorata (C. B. Adams,1850), MNHN, sta.AB390, 6.8 mm; H, Sagenotriphora osclausum (Rolán & Fernández-Garcés,1995),MNHN,sta. AS565, 3.4 mm; I, Similiphora intermedia (C. B. Adams, 1850), MNHN, sta. AD067, 5.6 mm; J, Similiphora sp., MNHN, sta. AS552, 5.1 mm. Scale bars: 1 mm.