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Distorsio decussata

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Distorsio decussata
Apertural view of Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)
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. decussata
Binomial name
Distorsio decussata
(Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Triton decussata Valenciennes, 1832
  • Tritonium decussatum Valenciennes, 1832

Distorsio decussata, common name the decussate distorsio, 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 size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, W Mexico to Peru

References

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  1. ^ a b Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476478 on 14 August 2010 .
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  • "Distorsio decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Valenciennes, A. (1832). Coquilles univalves marines de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillies pendant le voyage de MM. A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland. In: Humboldt, A. von & Bonpland, A. (Eds), Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée: faites dans l'océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Vol. 2: 262-339, pl. 57.