WoRMS taxon details
Distorsio Röding, 1798
138329 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138329)
accepted
Genus
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Calcarella Souleyet, 1850 · unaccepted
Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1957 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Distorta G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Distortrix Link, 1807 · unaccepted (objective synonym of Distorsio)
Persona Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (objective synonym of Distoriso)
Persona (Distorsio) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
- Species Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Distorsio biangulata Beu, 2010 †
- Species Distorsio burgessi H. Lewis, 1972
- Species Distorsio cancellina (Lamarck, 1803) †
- Species Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833)
- Species Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)
- Species Distorsio denseplicata van Regteren Altena, 1942 †
- Species Distorsio djunggranganensis (K. Martin, 1916) †
- Species Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987
- Species Distorsio floridana (J. A. Gardner, 1947) †
- Species Distorsio globosa Nolf, 2014
- Species Distorsio graceiellae Parth, 1989
- Species Distorsio habei H. Lewis, 1972
- Species Distorsio jungi Beu, 2010 †
- Species Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980
- Species Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953
- Species Distorsio metableta (Cossmann, 1903) †
- Species Distorsio micalii T. Cossignani, 2023
- Species Distorsio minoruohnishii Parth, 1989
- Species Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
- Species Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998
- Species Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938
- Species Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844)
- Species Distorsio ringens (R. A. Philippi, 1887) †
- Species Distorsio simillima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
- Species Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884)
- Species Distorsio somalica Parth, 1990
- Species Distorsio subclathrata (d'Orbigny, 1852) †
- Subgenus Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798
- Species Distorsio (Distorsio) euconstricta Beu, 1987 accepted as Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987
- Species Distorsio (Distorsio) jenniernestae W. K. Emerson & Piech, 1992 accepted as Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio (Distorsio) reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Distorsio (Distorsionella) Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella Beu, 1978 (original rank)
- Species Distorsio (Distorsionella) lewisi Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella lewisi (Beu, 1978) (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Distorsio (Personella) Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Personella Conrad, 1865
- Species Distorsio (Personella) beui P. A. Maxwell, 1968 † accepted as Personopsis beui (P. A. Maxwell, 1968) † (superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio (Personella) nucleoides Garvie, 1996 † accepted as Personella nucleoides (Garvie, 1996) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1957 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio (Rhysema) horrida Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio (Rhysema) kotakai Ogasawara & Morita, 1990 † accepted as Distorsio habei H. Lewis, 1972 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio (Rhysema) kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 accepted as Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoni Petuch, 1987 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio (Rhysema) yagenaensis H. Noda, 1980 † accepted as Distorsio habei H. Lewis, 1972 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio acuta (Perry, 1811) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Distorsio alvaradoi Villalta Comella, 1956 † accepted as Personopsis alvaradoi (Villalta Comella, 1956) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio arcularia Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Distorsio communis Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius stolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Distorsio decipiens (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Distorsio francesae Iredale, 1931 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio interposita Tate, 1894 † accepted as Personopsis interposita (Tate, 1894) † (superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio jenniernestae W. K. Emerson & Piech, 1992 accepted as Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio muricina Röding, 1798 accepted as Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
- Species Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
- Species Distorsio pusilla Pease, 1861 accepted as Distorsomina pusilla (Pease, 1861) (original combination)
- Species Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (objective synonym of D. reticularis)
- Species Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distorsio septemdentata Gabb, 1860 † accepted as Personopsis septemdentata (Gabb, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Distorsio ventricosa Kronenberg, 1994 accepted as Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
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: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138329 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Distortrix Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 122-123 [details]
original description (of Persona Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 602 [details]
original description (of Distorta 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 [details]
original description (of Calcarella Souleyet, 1850) Souleyet [L.F.A.]. (1850). Description d'un nouveau genre de coquilles univalves. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 1: 246-249., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25136064 [details]
original description (of Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1957) Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1957). The family Cymatiidae in the western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 3(36): 189-244., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41113271
page(s): 236 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Distortrix Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 122-123 [details]
original description (of Persona Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 602 [details]
original description (of Distorta 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 [details]
original description (of Calcarella Souleyet, 1850) Souleyet [L.F.A.]. (1850). Description d'un nouveau genre de coquilles univalves. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 1: 246-249., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25136064 [details]
original description (of Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1957) Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1957). The family Cymatiidae in the western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 3(36): 189-244., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41113271
page(s): 236 [details]
Taxonomy
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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
