Distorsio anus

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Distorsio anus
Apertural view of Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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D. anus
Binomial name
Distorsio anus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Distorta rotunda Perry, 1811
  • Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817
  • Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758

Distorsio anus, common name the common 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 33 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific (Tanzania, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius)

References

  1. ^ a b Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217011 on 14 August 2010 .
  • Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.

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