bristly distorsio
Distorsio perdistorta
- Usual depth150–480 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Distorsio perdistorta, common name the bristly distorsio, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 150–480 m · Deepest record: 560.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- bristly distorsio, Hunchback Distorsio
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オオマガリイボボラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白扭法螺
Other scientific names: Distorsio (Rhysema) horrida
Similar species
Common distorsioDistorsio anus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 111 open-data records from 1968 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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