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Distorsio smithi

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Distorsio smithi
A shell of Distorsio smithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. smithi
Binomial name
Distorsio smithi
(Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms[1]

Persona smithi von 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]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 112 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.

References

  1. ^ a b Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • "Distorsio smithi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.