Distorsio clathrata

Distorsio clathrata, common name the Atlantic distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.^[1]

Distorsio clathrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Personidae
Genus:	Distorsio
Species:	D. clathrata
Binomial name
Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoni Petuch, 1987 Distorsio acuta occidentalis Mörch, 1877 Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987 Triton clathratum Lamarck, 1816(original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Northeast Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 79 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 300 m.^[2]