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Distorsio constricta

Gastropoda - Personidae

Taxonomy
Triton constrictus was named by Broderip (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Distorsio constrictus by Tryon (1880); it was recombined as Distorsio (Rhysema) constricta by Kilias (1973); it was recombined as Distorsio (Distorsio) constricta by Beu (1978) and Beu (1985); it was recombined as Distorsio constricta by Beu (2010).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Triton constrictus Broderip p. 5
1880Distorsio constrictus Tryon p. 35
1973Distorsio (Rhysema) constricta Kilias p. 203
1978Distorsio (Distorsio) constricta Beu p. 38
1985Distorsio (Distorsio) constricta Beu p. 62
2010Distorsio constricta Beu p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyPersonidaeGray 1854
genusDistorsioRöding 1798
speciesconstricta(Broderip 1835)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Distorsio constricta Broderip 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Distorsio constricta (136007)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Distorsio constricta (145520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica Distorsio constricta (136254)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Distorsio constricta (96440)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Distorsio constricta (111213)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Costa Rica Distorsio constricta (136817)