Distorsio

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:commonName distortio snails
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:describedYear 1816
gptkbp:distribution worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas
gptkbp:ecologicalRole predator of other marine invertebrates
gptkbp:family Personidae
gptkbp:feedingType carnivorous
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Distorsio
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableSpecies Distorsio anus
Distorsio burgessi
Distorsio constricta
Distorsio decussata
Distorsio euconstricta
Distorsio gracei
Distorsio micalii
Distorsio parvimpedita
Distorsio reticularis
Distorsio smithi
gptkbp:order gptkb:Littorinimorpha
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:shellType spiral sculpture
aperture with thickened outer lip
thick, heavy, and often distorted shells
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:species
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies Distorsio anus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cymatiidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7