Distorsio parvimpedita

Distorsio parvimpedita
Shell of Distorsio parvimpedita (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Personidae
Genus:	Distorsio
Species:	D. parvimpedita
Binomial name
Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998 [1]

Distorsio parvimpedita is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 47.5 mm. It is short and wide, with a short spire, moderately inflated whorls, and a rapidly contracted base.

Distribution

The species is confined to the waters off New Caledonia, more specifically off Touho, Noumea, and Ile de Pins. It has been found in soft substances in depths between 25 metres (82 ft) and 70 metres (230 ft).

References

1. Beu (1998). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 178 : 1-255. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
2. Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998 . WoRMS (2010). Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998. 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=456840 on 14 August 2010 .

External links

• A.G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 178: 1-255