Distorsio reticularis, common name reticulate distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.[1][2]
This species is widespread in the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Persian Gulf, to Melanesia, north to Japan, China Sea, Taiwan, Philippines and south to Queensland.[3][4][5]
These sea snails live in tropical coral reef, at depths of about 10 to 100 m.[5][6]
Shells of Distorsio reticularis can reach a length of 40–94 millimetres (1.6–3.7 in).[3] These shells are fusiform, inflated and roughly sculptured with axial and spiral ribs and low axial varices. Spire whorls are irregular, with a wavering suture. The aperture is narrow and distorted (hence the genus name), with strong teeth on the lips and a moderately developed callus. Siphonal canal is rather long and dorsally recurved. Operculum is corneous, irregularly ovate.[6]
These sea snails probably are carnivorous. Sexes are separate. After hatching larvae are free-swimming.[5][6]
Distorsio reticularis, common name reticulate distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.
Distorsio reticularis is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Personidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1758 door Linnaeus.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesDistorsio reticularis là một loài ốc biển kích thước trung bình-nhỏ, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Personidae.[1]
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Distorsio reticularis là một loài ốc biển kích thước trung bình-nhỏ, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Personidae.
毛扭法螺(学名:Distorsio reticularis)[5],又名网纹扭螺(学名:Distorsio reticulata)[1][6]:170,是一種中型的海螺物種,屬於扭法螺科扭法螺属的一種腹足綱軟體動物[4][7][8]。
本物種分佈於印度洋到西太平洋:在西太平洋包括日本[8]、马来西亚、中国大陆的浙江[8][9]、台湾[1]的澎湖[10]、菲律賓[8]及印度尼西亚[5][11],最南可到美拉尼西亞群島及澳大利亞昆士蘭州南部;而在印度洋則見於波斯灣阿拉伯半島東部[5][12]、東非的坦桑尼亞达累斯萨拉姆[3]及莫桑比克[2]。
這些海螺常棲息於熱帶海域的浅海(十到一百公尺水深)的珊瑚礁[5][13][14]、常栖息在潮下带[1]、岩石底、沿岸[5]。
本物種的螺殼最長可達33~94毫米(1.3~3.7英寸)[8]。呈紡錘形,各螺層扭曲[6]:170。水管溝長而直[6]:170,在背側彎曲。口蓋角質,呈不規則卵形[14]。
本物種乃肉食動物。如同其他舊屬前鰓亞綱物種那樣,本物種亦是雌雄異體的。當本物種的幼體剛從卵子孵化出來,就已經可以自由暢泳[13][14]。