Distorsio smithi

Distorsio smithi
Apertural view of a shell of Distorsio smithi (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species: D. smithi
Binomial name
Distorsio smithi
(von Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms[1]

Persona smithi von Maltzan, 1884

Distorsio smithi, common name Smith'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 40 mm and 112 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Distorsio smithi (von Maltzan, 1884). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio smithi (von Maltzan, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225045 on 14 August 2010.

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