Distorsio kurzi

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Distorsio kurzi
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Five views of a shell of Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. kurzi
Binomial name
Distorsio kurzi
Petuch & Harasewych, 1980
Synonyms [1]

Distorsio (Rhysema) kurziPetuch & Harasewych, 1980

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Distorsio kurzi, common name Kurz's 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 and 64 mm (1.2 and 2.5 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southeast Africa, Mozambique, the Andamans, the Philippines and in the Western Pacific (Vanuatu); in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 . WoRMS (2010). Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980. 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=476483 on 14 August 2010 .


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