Distorsio perdistorta

Author
Fulton, 1938
Common Names
  • Hunchback Distorsio

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Min Depth
72 meters
Max Depth
282 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda to Brazil; Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
References

  • García, E. F., and H. G. Lee. 2004. Report on the malacofauna of offshore Louisiana--including many range extensions and unnamed species, III. American Conchologist 32(3): 20–24.

  • Kaicher, S. D. 1978b. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #17 - Cymatiidae Part I. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. cards [i–ii], 1647–1752.

  • Kronenberg, G. C. 1994. A review of the Personidae Gray, 1854, with the description of Distorsio ventricosa spec. nov. Vita Marina 42(3): 57–103.

  • Lewis, H. 1972. Notes on the genus Distorsio (Cymatiidae) with descriptions of new species. The Nautilus 86(2–4): 27–50.

  • Sunderland, K., and L. Sunderland. 2000b. [Errata, Bursidae and Personidae of the Western Atlantic]. American Conchologist 28(2): 17.

Endnotes

  • Distorsio perdistorta: New records for NW and SW GMx; ID: EFG; coll. R/V Pelican, 4 July 2003, Louisiana, 28º05.16'N, 91º00.204'W, 64 m, EFG 24424; R/V Pelican, 11 June 2005, Campeche Bank, 21º00.13'N, 92º26.09'W, 70–72 m, EFG 26157.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-24-2024.

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