Biology:Distorsio kurzi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Distorsio kurzi | |
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| Five views of a shell of Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 | |
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. kurzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distorsio (Rhysema) kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 | |
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 .
- 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, 1–289.
External links
- "Distorsio kurzi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_931.shtml.
- Petuch, E. J.; Harasewych, M. G. (1980). Distorsio kurzi, a new cymatiid gastropod from the central Philippines. Nautilus. 94(1): 6-7
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q5283035 entry
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