Distorsio euconstricta
Species of gastropod
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Distorsio euconstricta is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
| Distorsio euconstricta | |
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| Shell of Distorsio euconstricta (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. euconstricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distorsio (Distorsio) euconstricta Beu, 1987 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 64 mm.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution in the Indo-West Pacific; also off the Philippines, in the South China Sea, off New Caledonia and Western Australia.
