Deep-Sea taxon details
Distorsio Röding, 1798
138329 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138329)
accepted
Genus
- Species Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938
- Species Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Distorsio (Distorsionella) Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella Beu, 1978 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Distorsio (Distorsionella) lewisi Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella lewisi (Beu, 1978) (superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio decipiens (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Distorsio Röding, 1798. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138329 on 2026-09-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Distorsio Röding, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138329 on 2026-09-19
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Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 133 [details]
additional source Lewis, H,. (1972). Notes on the genus <i>Distorsio</i> (Cymatiidae) with descriptions of new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 86(2-4): 27-50, figs. 1-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511517
page(s): 32, 34 [details]
source of synonymy Beu, A. G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 178: 1-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58988686 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
additional source Lewis, H,. (1972). Notes on the genus <i>Distorsio</i> (Cymatiidae) with descriptions of new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 86(2-4): 27-50, figs. 1-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511517
page(s): 32, 34 [details]
source of synonymy Beu, A. G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 178: 1-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58988686 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
