Distorsio perdistorta

Distorsio perdistorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: 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]

Contents

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.