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[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 30 and 64 mm (1.2 and 2.5 in).
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Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b 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[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Distorsio kurzi.
- "Distorsio kurzi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 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
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