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Taxonomy
Family:
PERSONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Personidae (Family)
> Distorsio (Genus)
> habei (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Distorsio (Rhysema) kotakai Ogasawara & Morita, 1990
=Distorsio (Rhysema) yagenaensis H. Noda, 1980
=Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972
Images: Distorsio habei Lewis, 1972
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Taxonomy
Family:
PERSONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Personidae (Family)
> Distorsio (Genus)
> habei (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Distorsio (Rhysema) kotakai Ogasawara & Morita, 1990
=Distorsio (Rhysema) yagenaensis H. Noda, 1980
=Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972
Details: Distorsio habei Lewis, 1972
Size/Grows to:
Height 52mm
Distribution:
Wanganella Bank and Raoul Island
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Beu, A.G. 1998 Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa, Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 178 (p.188)
  • Beu, A.G. 1978 New records and species of Cymatiidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Kermadec Islands, Norfolk Ridge and New Zealand, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 4(1) (p.38)
  • Lewis, H. 1972 Notes on the genus Distorsio (Cymatiidae) with descriptions of new species, The Nautilus, 86(2-4) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil