Distorsio constricta
Species of gastropod
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Distorsio constricta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
| Distorsio constricta | |
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| Apertural view of Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833) with operculum and periostracum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. constricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Subspecies
- Distorsio constricta constricta (Broderip, 1833)[2]
- Distorsio constricta mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953:[2] synonym of Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953
