Distorsio smithi | |
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A shell of Distorsio smithi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Personidae |
Genus: | Distorsio |
Species: | D. smithi |
Binomial name | |
Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Persona smithivon Maltzan, 1884 |
Distorsio smithi, common name Smith's distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails. [1]
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 112 mm.
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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.
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