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Common distorsio
Distorsio anus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 217011, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Common distorsio
- Scientific
- Distorsio anus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea snails
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (shell length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 260 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The common distorsio has an oddly twisted, knobby shell with a broad, flattened shield around a narrow, toothed opening. It lives on sand and rubble near reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=10); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=7, 5 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Distorsio-anus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217011
- inaturalist.org /taxa/504476
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Distorsio_anus_01.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.