Distorsio

Distorsio
Apertural view of a shell of Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Five views of a shell of Distorsio decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Personidae
Genus: Distorsio
Bolten, 1798[1]
Type species
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
  • Calcarella Souleyet, 1850
  • Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding, 1798
  • Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & Turner, 1957
  • Distorta Perry, 1811
  • Distortrix Link, 1807
  • Persona Montfort, 1810

Distorsio is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[2]

Description

The shell is subturreted. The whorls are distorted. The aperture is irregular, contracted and ringent. The siphonal canal is recurved. The inner lip is dilated lamellar and rugosely indented. The columella is excavated and verrucosely plicate. The outer lip is sinuous and internally plicato-dentate.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Distorsio include:

Species which are synonyms or were incorrectly placed in the genus Distorsio:

References