Distorsio reticularis

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]

Distorsio reticularis
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]
  • Distorsio acuta Perry, 1811
  • Distorsio francesae Iredale, 1931
  • Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798
  • Distorta acuta Perry, 1811
  • Distortrix cancellinus Roissy
  • Murex cancellinus de Roissy, 1805
  • Murex mulus Dillwyn, 1817
  • Murex reticularis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Triton decipiens Reeve, 1844

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

These sea snails probably are carnivorous. Sexes are separate. After hatching larvae are free-swimming.[5][6]

References
  1. 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 .
  2. Biolib
  3. "Distorsio reticularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  5. Sealife Base
  6. Distorsios at FAO.org
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

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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