Distorsio parvimpedita

Distorsio parvimpedita is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[2]

Distorsio parvimpedita
Shell of Distorsio parvimpedita (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. parvimpedita
Binomial name
Distorsio parvimpedita
Beu, 1998[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 47.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and in the East China Sea.

References

  1. Beu (1998). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 178 : 1-255. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998. 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=456840 on 14 August 2010 .


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