Distorsio reticularis
| Distorsio reticularis | |
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| Apertural view of Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. reticularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distorsio reticularis, common name reticulate distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1][2]
Subspecies
- Distorsio reticularis francesae Iredale, 1931
Distribution
This species is widespread in the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Persian Gulf, to Melanesia, north to Japan, China Sea,Taiwan, Philippines and south to Queensland.[3][4][5]
Habitat
These sea snails live in tropical coral reef, at depths of about 10 to 100 m.[5][6]
Description
Shells of Distorsio reticularis can reach a length of 40–94 millimetres (1.6–3.7 in).[3] These shells are fusiform, inflated and roughly sculptured with axial and spiral ribs and low axial varices. Spire whorls are irregular, with a wavering suture. The aperture is narrow and distorted (hence the genus name), with strong teeth on the lips and a moderately developed callus. Siphonal canal is rather long and dorsally recurved. Operculum is corneous, irregularly ovate.[6]
Biology
Thes sea snails probably are carnivorous. Sexes are separate. After hatching larvae are free-swimming.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=476487 on 14 August 2010.
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- ↑ Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- 1 2 3 Sealife Base
- 1 2 3 Distorsios at FAO.org
External links
Bibliography
- A.G. Hinton - Guide to Australian Shells
- A.G. Hinton - Guide to Shells of Papua New Guinea
- A.G. Hinton - Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacific
- B. Dharma - Indonesian Shells I
- Barry Wilson - Australian Marine Shells Part 1
- Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers. comm.
- Deepak Apte – The Book of Indian Shells
- F. Pinn - Sea Snails of Pondicherry
- F. Springsteen and F. M. Leobrera - Shells of the Philippines
- Hsi-Jen Tao - Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colour
- Ngoc-Thach Nguyên - Shells of Vietnam
- R. Tucker Abbott - Seashells of South East Asia
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