Distorsio
Encyclopedia
Distorsio is a genus
of medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Personidae
, the Distortio snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Personidae
Personidae
Personidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :* Genus Distorsio Röding, 1798** Distorsio anus Linnaeus, 1758** Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833...
, the Distortio snails.
Species
Species within the genus Distorsio include:- Distorsio anusDistorsio anusDistorsio anus, common name the common distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio clathrataDistorsio clathrataDistorsio clathrata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio graceiellaeDistorsio graceiellaeDistorsio graceiellae is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio kurziDistorsio kurziDistorsio kurzi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio mcgintyiDistorsio mcgintyiDistorsio mcgintyi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio minoruohnishiiDistorsio minoruohnishiiDistorsio minoruohnishii is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio perdistortaDistorsio perdistortaDistorsio perdistorta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio smithiDistorsio smithiDistorsio smithi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....
- Distorsio ventricosaDistorsio ventricosaDistorsio ventricosa is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails....