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''Distorsio constricta'' is a
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of medium-sized sea snail, a
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gastropod
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in the
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Personidae The Personidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Personidae Gray, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies. ...
, the ''Distortio'' snails.


Subspecies

* ''Distorsio constricta constricta'' (Broderip, 1833)WoRMS (2010). Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). 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=419786 on 2011-02-17 * '' Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' Emerson & Puffer, 1953


Distribution


Description

The maximum recorded
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length of ''Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' is 65 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. .


Habitat

Minimum recorded depth of ''Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' is 25 m. Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.


References

Personidae Gastropods described in 1833 {{Personidae-stub