Distorsio clathrata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Personidae |
Genus: | Distorsio |
Species: | D. clathrata
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Binomial name | |
Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Distorsio clathrata, common name the Atlantic distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Northeast Brasil.
Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 79 mm.[2]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419785 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.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links[]
- "Distorsio clathrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Personidae
- Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- Gastropods described in 1816
- Hypsogastropoda stubs