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Distorsio anus Common Distorsio

Distorsio anus is commonly referred to as Common Distorsio. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Distorsio anus 40mm, Kwajalein Atoll,2016


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lexID:
14116 
AphiaID:
217011 
Scientific:
Distorsio anus 
German:
Gemeine Distorsio 
English:
Common Distorsio 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Personidae (Family) > Distorsio (Genus) > anus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Red Sea, Tansania 
Sea depth:
0 - 260 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 3.94" (3,3cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Distorsio anus
    Gemeine Distorsio
  • Distorsio burgessi
  • Distorsio clathrata
  • Distorsio constricta
  • Distorsio decipiens
  • Distorsio decussata
  • Distorsio euconstricta
  • Distorsio globosa
  • Distorsio graceiellae
  • Distorsio habei
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-09-23 13:57:38 

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Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Common Distorsio is a medium-sized sea snailin the family Personidae, the Distortio snails. These species are predatory snails.

Synonymised names:
Distorta rotunda Perry, 1811
Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817
Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

External links

  1. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 23.09.2021.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 23.09.2021.

Pictures

Spawn

Distorsio-anus-on-eggs-jj-052702_Distorsio anus,The individual below has just spread its egg capsules over the underside of a rock, Underwaterkwaj 2010

Commonly

Distorsio-anus-k12-161123,Underwaterkwaj 2010
Distorsio-anus-jj-0157-030208_Distorsio anus,Anal triton, 78mm, Underwaterkwaj 2010
Distorsio-anus-1_Distorsio anus,Anal triton, 78mm, Underwaterkwaj 2010
Distorsio anus close up, 40mm, Kwajalein Atoll,2016
Distorsio anus 40mm, Kwajalein Atoll,2016

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