distorsio

plural distorsios

1. biologyA mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.

   Distorsios, which also belong to this group, have many fierce-looking teeth and a smaller operculum.

   1998, Jackie Leatherbury Douglass, Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America, page 26

   2 more examples

   Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.

   2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast, page 16

   The Atlantic distorsio, Distorsio clathrata (Figure 3.27), lives on sandy bottoms from just beyond the surf zone to a depth of about 60 m.

   2004, Susan B. Rothschild, Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life