- Distorsio perdistorta
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Distorsio perdistorta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Tonnoidea Family: Personidae Genus: Distorsio Species: D. perdistorta Binomial name Distorsio perdistorta
Fulton, 1938[1]Synonyms[2] Distorsio (Rhysema) horrida Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
Distorsio perdistorta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[2]
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Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 82 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 72 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 282 m.[3]
References
- ^ Fulton, H. C. 1938. Descriptions and figures of new Japanese marine shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23(1):55-56, pl. 3.. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 14 August 2010.
- ^ a b Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938. Gofas, S. (2010). Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938. 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=140726 on 14 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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