Distorsio kurzi
| Distorsio kurzi | |
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| Five views of a shell of Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. kurzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distorsio (Rhysema) kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 | |
Distorsio kurzi, common name Kurz's distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 64 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southeast Africa, the Andamans and in the Western Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980. WoRMS (2010). Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476483 on 14 August 2010.
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