Distorsio

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

Distorsio
Apertural view of a shell of Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Five views of a shell of Distorsio decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Personidae
Genus:
Distorsio

Bolten, 1798 [1]
Type species
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Calcarella Souleyet, 1850
  • Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding, 1798
  • Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & Turner, 1957
  • Distorta Perry, 1811
  • Distortrix Link, 1807
  • Persona Montfort, 1810

Species

Species within the genus Distorsio include:

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

  • Distorsio acuta Perry, 1811 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Distorsio arcularia Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Distorsio communis Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius stolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Distorsio francesae Iredale, 1931 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Distorsio horrida Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 accepted as Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938
  • Distorsio lewisi Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella lewisi (Beu, 1978)
  • Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953: synonym of Distorsio constricta mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953
  • Distorsio muricina Röding, 1798 accepted as Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
  • Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798)
  • Distorsio pusilla Pease, 1861 accepted as Distorsomina pusilla (Pease, 1861)
  • Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Distorsio ventricosa Kronenberg, 1994: synonym of Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
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References
  1. Nomenclator Zoologicus info
  2. Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2015). Distorsio. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138329 on 2015-12-27


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