RESEARCH ARTICLE

Three new records of Triphoridae (Gastropoda) from India

Rupavath Rajendar Kumar1,2, Roberto Ardovini3, Rajappa Babu4, Sarangan Prabakaran1

¹ Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
² University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ ITIS FERMI ROMA Technical Institute of Information Technology, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

This paper records three triphorid species — Coriophora fusca (Dunker, 1860), Coriophora granosa (Pease, 1871), and Mastonia rubra (Hinds, 1843) — from Indian waters, specifically observed at Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Mannar, along the southeast coast of India. These findings contribute significantly to the understanding of the distribution and biodiversity of Triphoridae in this region, emphasizing the need for further research on these microgastropods.

Cite as: Kumar R.R., Ardovini R., Babu R., Prabakaran S. (2025) Three new records of Triphoridae (Gastropoda) from India. Strombus 29(1–2): 1–7.

Publication date: 16 February 2025.