(†) Triphoris (Ino) elegans Hinds, 1843

Triphoris (Ino) elegans Hinds, 1843b: 18 .

Triphoris elegans Hinds, 1843 —E.A. Smith 1884: 502.

Triforis elegans (Jousseaume, 1884) — Tryon 1887: 189, pl. 39, fig. 62.

Triphora (Euthymia) elegans Hinds, 1843 — Schepman 1909: 173.

Viriola elegans (Hinds, 1843) — Kuroda & Habe 1952: 97.

Euthymella elegans (Hinds, 1843) — Marshall 1983: 51, fig. 21g –i.

Viriola (Orbitophora) elegans (Hinds, 1843) — Higo et al. 1999: 205, G1665.

Type locality. Straits of Malacca, 20 fathoms deep (37 m), mud .

Type material. NHMUK 1879.2.26.197, syntype .

Distribution. Australia (Marshall 1983; Nützel 1997; Chang & Wu 2005), China Sea (Zongguo & Mao 2012), French Polynesia (Tröndle & Boutet 2009; Boutet et al. 2020), Guam (Smith 2003), Gulf of Aqaba (Blatterer 2019), Hawaii (Ladd 1972; Kosuge 1981), Indonesia (Schepman 1909), Japan (Kuroda & Habe 1952; Ladd 1972; Kosuge 1981; Higo et al. 1999; Okutani 2000; Chang & Wu 2005; Dumrongrojwattana et al. 2016; Okutani 2017), Kenya (Fowler 2016), Maldives (Smith 1903), Marshall Islands (Smith 1884; Ladd 1972; Kay & Johnson 1987; Kosuge 1990), Micronesia (Kurozumi & Asakura 1994), New Caledonia (Ladd 1972; Marshall 1983), Philippines (Ladd 1972; Kosuge 1981; Higo et al. 1999; Poppe 2008), Samoa (Ladd 1972), Solomon Islands (Marshall 1983), Straits of Malacca (Hinds 1843b; Hinds 1844; Smith 1884; Tryon 1887; Paetel 1888; Ladd 1972; Kosuge 1981; Albano et al. 2019), Tahiti (Marshall 1983; Chang & Wu 2005), Taiwan (Chang & Wu 2005; Chang 2006d; Dumrongrojwattana et al. 2016), Thailand (Dumrongrojwattana et al. 2016; Dumrongrojwattana & Tanamai 2020; Wells et al. 2021).

Geological age. Holocene (Ladd 1972; Kay & Johnson 1987).

Remarks. Kosuge (1981) considered Triforis flammulata Pease, 1861 a synonym of Triphoris (Ino) elegans Hinds, 1843 . Marshall (1983) considered Euthymia tibialis Jousseaume, 1884, Triforis picturata G.B. Sowerby III, 1901, Triphora granti F. Baker & Spicer, 1935, Euthymella pannata Laseron 1958 and Viriola (Viriola) kanamarui Kosuge, 1961 junior synonyms of Triphoris (Ino) elegans Hinds, 1843 .