Distorsio decussata

Distorsio decussata
Apertural view of Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Personidae
Genus:	Distorsio
Species:	D. decussata
Binomial name
Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
Triton decussataValenciennes, 1832 Tritonium decussatumValenciennes, 1832

Distorsio decussata, commonly named the decussate 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 30 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, W Mexico to Peru

References

1. Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832) . WoRMS (2010). Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832). 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=476478 on 14 August 2010 .

External links

• "Distorsio decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Valenciennes, A. (1832). Coquilles univalves marines de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillies pendant le voyage de MM. A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland. In: Humboldt, A. von & Bonpland, A. (Eds), Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée: faites dans l'océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Vol. 2: 262-339, pl. 57.