Distorsio constricta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
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| Apertural view of Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833) with operculum and periostracum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. constricta
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| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833)
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Subspecies
edit- Distorsio constricta constricta (Broderip, 1833)[2]
- Distorsio constricta mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953:[2] synonym of Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length of Distorsio constricta mcgintyi is 65 mm.[3]
Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth of Distorsio constricta mcgintyi is 25 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). 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=419786 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). 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=419786 on 2011-02-17
- ^ 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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