Distorsio mcgintyi

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Distorsio mcgintyi
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Shell of Distorsio mcgintyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Distorsio mcgintyi
Emerson & Puffer, 1953
Synonyms [1]
  • Distorsio constricta floridanaOlsson & McGinty, 1951 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Personella floridanaGardner, 1947;D. mcgintyi is a replacement name)
  • Distorsio constricta mcgintyiEmerson & Puffer, 1953

Distorsio mcgintyi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 32 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, mainly off Florida.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476484 on 2023-07-25