Distorsio constricta mcgintyi

Distorsio constricta mcgintyi is a subspecies of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]

Distorsio constricta mcgintyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Personidae
Genus:
Distorsio
Species:
D. constricta mcgintyi
Trinomial name
Distorsio constricta 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 mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953

Distribution

This subspecies occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Distorsio constricta mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422768 on 2015-12-27
  • 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.


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