Distorsio clathrata

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Distorsio clathrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. clathrata
Binomial name
Distorsio clathrata
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms [1]
  • Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoniPetuch, 1987
  • Distorsio acuta occidentalis Mörch, 1877
  • Distorsio robinsoniPetuch, 1987
  • Triton clathratumLamarck, 1816(original combination)

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]

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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 Brazil.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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 .
  2. 1 2 3 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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