Distorsio smithi
| Distorsio smithi | |
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| 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] | |
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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 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.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
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