Distorsio muehlhaeusseri

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

Distorsio muehlhaeusseri
Five views of a shell of Distorsio muehlhaeusseri with its periostracum intact
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Personidae
Genus:
Distorsio
Species:
D. muehlhaeusseri
Binomial name
Distorsio muehlhaeusseri
Parth, 1990
Synonyms

Distorsio ventricosa Kronenberg, 1994

Apertural view of shell of Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Kronenberg, 1994

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476486 on 2019-03-10
  • Parth M. (1990). Distorsio muehlhaeusseri, a new indopacific species (Gastropoda: Ranellidae). La Conchiglia. 22(253-255): 18-20
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.) (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.


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