Distorsio decussata
Distorsio decussata, common name the decussate distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
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| Apertural view of Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. decussata |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 85 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, W Mexico to Peru
References
- Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832). 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=476478 on 14 August 2010 .
External links
- "Distorsio decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Valenciennes, A. (1832). Coquilles univalves marines de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillies pendant le voyage de MM. A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland. In: Humboldt, A. von & Bonpland, A. (Eds), Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée: faites dans l'océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Vol. 2: 262-339, pl. 57.
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