Distorsio clathrata

Distorsio clathrata, common name the Atlantic distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]

Distorsio clathrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Species:
D. clathrata
Binomial name
Distorsio clathrata
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoni Petuch, 1987
  • Distorsio acuta occidentalis Mörch, 1877
  • Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987
  • Triton clathratum Lamarck, 1816(original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Northeast Brasil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 79 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

References
  1. Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419785 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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