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Distorsio mcgintyi

Distorsio mcgintyi
Shell of Distorsio mcgintyi
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. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Distorsio mcgintyi
Emerson & Puffer, 1953
Synonyms[1]
  • Distorsio constricta floridana Olsson & McGinty, 1951 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Personella floridana Gardner, 1947;D. mcgintyi is a replacement name)
  • Distorsio constricta mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953

Distorsio mcgintyi 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 length of the shell attains 32 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2023)

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, mainly off Florida.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476484 on 2023-07-25
  • 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.
  • Parth, M. (2017). Seashells and Chinese snuff bottles. The collection Manfred Parth. München: Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil. 288 pp.
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