Distorsio smithi
Species of gastropod
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Distorsio smithi, common name Smith's distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1]
| Distorsio smithi | |
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| A shell of Distorsio smithi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Distorsio |
| Species: | D. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Persona smithi von Maltzan, 1884 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 112 mm.[citation needed]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.
