WoRMS taxon details
Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
217011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217011)
accepted
Species
Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Lectotype
Lectotype [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217011 on 2026-10-15
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 10, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 249 [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 182; note: Lectotype designation [details]
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 10, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 249 [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 182; note: Lectotype designation [details]
Other
additional source
Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 32, pl. 17, fig. 1 [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): fig. 42 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 32, pl. 17, fig. 1 [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): fig. 42 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 80 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | common distorsio | [details] |
| German | Gemeine Distorsio | [details] |
| Japanese | シマイボボラ | [details] |
Lectotype Note: Designated by Kronenberg, 1994.
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications) (from synonym Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Distorsio anus)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817)
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1989-0...
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawan...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Distorsio anus USNM 1196304)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications) (from synonym Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Distorsio anus)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817)
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1989-0...
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawan...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Distorsio anus USNM 1196304)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
.jpg "To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1989-0...")
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
