• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.168-173
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• 2018

The family Triphoridae Gray, 1847 is a group of marine microgastropods characterized by sinistral (left-coiled) shells except for the subfamily Metaciinae, which has dextral shell coiling. We report a new record of Mastonia rubra (Hinds, 1843) collected from the intertidal zone from Jeju Island, Korea and revise species list for Korean Triphoridae species. Mastonia rubra is distinguished from Inforis fusiformis(Kosuge, 1961) by the purple color of the first and second whorls of the teleoconch, whereas they are light colored and nearly white corresponding whorls in I. fusiformis. Including this new record, the Korean Triphoridae comprises 20 species from 15 genera.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.275-276
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• 2012

The specimens of triphorid snail, Bouchetriphora consfera were collected from Jeju-do, Korea and diagnostic characters were analysed. As a result, the genus Bouchetriphora is reported for the first time in Korean malacol fauna and the family Triphoridae in Korea turned out to be 15 species of 10 genera.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.259-262
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• 2013

The specimens of three unrecorded triphorid snails, Mastonia millepunctata, Monophorus testaceus, and Obesula turricula were collected from Jeju-do, Korea and diagnostic characters were analysed. As a result, the family Triphoridae in Korea turned out to be 18 species revised species catalogue are listed.