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]
| Distorsio smithi | |
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| A shell of Distorsio smithi | |
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. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Persona smithi von Maltzan, 1884 | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 112 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.
References edit
- ^ a b Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus.
- Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Distorsio smithi.
- "Distorsio smithi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Maltzan, H. F. von. (1884). Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen. Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft 16: 65-73
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