Distorsio anus

Distorsio anus
Distorsio anus
Drawing of a shell of Distorsio anus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species: D. anus
Binomial name
Distorsio anus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Distorta rotunda Perry, 1811
Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758

Distorsio anus, common name the common distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217011 on 14 August 2010.

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