Biology:Distorsio ridens

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Distorsio ridens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. ridens
Binomial name
Distorsio ridens
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Distorsio (Distorsio) jenniernestae Emerson & Piech, 1992
  • Distorsio jenniernestae Emerson & Piech, 1992
  • Triton ridens Reeve, 1844 (original combination)

Distorsio ridens 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 88 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332296 on 2019-03-10
  • Parth M. (2017). Seashells and Chinese snuff bottles. The collection Manfred Parth. München: Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil. 288 pp. ISBN:978-3-89937-218-2. page(s): 157-162

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5283034 entry