Shell Family of Taiwan
Triphoridae 左錐螺科contain129 species in Taiwan,show31 - 45
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Triphoridae 左錐螺科Shell usually sinistral with tall spire and numerous whorls. Protoconch of either planktotrophic or lecithotrophic type even in a same genus. Teleoconch with 3 spiral cords on each whorl (spiral 1, 2, 3 from adapical side) and often one more (spiral 4) above the suture; Four on the body whorl and 2-3 on the base. Aperture with reflected outer lip and tubular anterior canal. Posterior canal ranging from simple slit to long tube. Numerous species inhabit in intertidal zone to shallow waters in warm waters.
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 Iniforis calculifera 白玉三口螺  (Gould, 1861)  
 Iniforis concors 白左錐螺  (Hinds, 1843)  
 Iniforis formosula 環珠左錐螺  (Hervier, 1897)  
 Iniforis fusiformis   (Kosuge, 1961)  
 Iniforis jousseaumei 佐氏三口螺  (Hervier, 1897)  
 Iniforis lifuana 琥珀錐折螺  (Hervier, 1897)  
 Iniforis poecila 曇雲兔嘴左錐螺  (Hervier, 1897)  
 Iniforis speciosa 紅帶錐折螺  (Adams et Reeve, 1850)  
 Iniforis violaceus 紫堇三口螺  (Quoy et Gaimard, 1834)  
 Iniforis zonata 琥珀三口螺  Laseron, 1958  
 Isotriphora kurodai   Kosuge, 1952  
 Litharium bilineata 二線錐折螺  (Kosuge, 1962)  
 Mastonia aegle 秀珠左錐螺  (Jousseaume, 1884)  
 Mastonia caloundra 小白雙珠螺  (Laseron, 1958)  
 Mastonia funebris 變色雙珠螺  Jousseaume, 1884