Taphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Taphon H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567145 on 2021-06-28 In 2026, Fedosov et al. proposed transferring Taphon to Fasciolariidae.
Description The dextral shell is transversely striated. The whorls are rounded. The aperture is ovate with the fore part produced into a long, slightly-recurved siphonal canal.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Species Taphon childsi Scali & Liverani, 2020 Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847) Species brought into synonymy Taphon striatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847)
References
External links Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.