Distorsio mcgintyi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
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| Shell of Distorsio mcgintyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. mcgintyi
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| Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 32 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, mainly off Florida.
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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