MolluscaBase 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 superseded combination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 superseded combination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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217011 on 2025-09-10
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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]
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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
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 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]
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]
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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
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 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | common distorsio | [details] |
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1989-09-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawangan, on reef, at-3 m depth, collected 1988-06-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Distorsio anus USNM 1196304)
To Malacopics (Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawangan, on reef, at-3 m depth, collected 1988-06-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Distorsio anus USNM 1196304)
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