Biology:Distorsio euconstricta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Distorsio euconstricta | |
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| Shell of Distorsio euconstricta (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. euconstricta
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| Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987
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Distorsio (Distorsio) euconstricta Beu, 1987 | |
Distorsio euconstricta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 64 mm.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution in the Indo-West Pacific; also off the Philippines , in the South China Sea, off New Caledonia and Western Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987. WoRMS (2010). Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987. 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=476479 on 14 August 2010 .
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–28
External links
- Beu A.G. (1987 ("1986") ). Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 2. Descriptions of 14 new modern Indo-West Pacific species and subspecies, with revisions of related taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 13: 273-355
- Beu 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
- MNHN, Paris: image
Wikidata ☰ Q5283032 entry
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