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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
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
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

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ 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
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  • "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