WoRMS taxon details
Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953
476484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476484)
accepted
Species
Distorsio constricta floridana Olsson & McGinty, 1951 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Personella floridana Gardner,...)
of Personella floridana Gardner, 1947; D. mcgintyi is a replacement name
Distorsio constricta macgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Distorsio constricta mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Emerson, W. K. & Puffer, E. L. (1953). A catalogue of the molluscan genus <i>Distorsio</i> (Gastropoda, Cymatiidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 66: 93-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36185006
page(s): 101; note: New name for Distorsio floridana Olsson & T. L. McGinty, 1951, not Personella floridana J. A. Gardner, 1947 [details]
page(s): 101; note: New name for Distorsio floridana Olsson & T. L. McGinty, 1951, not Personella floridana J. A. Gardner, 1947 [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, John Thomas Ladue McGinty (1907-1987).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, John Thomas Ladue McGinty (1907-1987). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476484 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Emerson, W. K. & Puffer, E. L. (1953). A catalogue of the molluscan genus <i>Distorsio</i> (Gastropoda, Cymatiidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 66: 93-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36185006
page(s): 101; note: New name for Distorsio floridana Olsson & T. L. McGinty, 1951, not Personella floridana J. A. Gardner, 1947 [details]
original description (of Distorsio constricta floridana Olsson & McGinty, 1951) Olsson, A. A. & McGinty, T. L. (1951). A <i>Distorsio</i> new to the Florida fauna. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 65(1): 26-28, pl. 1, figs. 5-6, 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524825 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers. comm. [details]
page(s): 101; note: New name for Distorsio floridana Olsson & T. L. McGinty, 1951, not Personella floridana J. A. Gardner, 1947 [details]
original description (of Distorsio constricta floridana Olsson & McGinty, 1951) Olsson, A. A. & McGinty, T. L. (1951). A <i>Distorsio</i> new to the Florida fauna. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 65(1): 26-28, pl. 1, figs. 5-6, 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524825 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers. comm. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Parth, M. (2017). <i>Seashells and Chinese snuff bottles. The collection Manfred Parth</i>. München: Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil. 288 pp.
page(s): 164 [details]
page(s): 164 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, John Thomas Ladue McGinty (1907-1987). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Distorsio constricta mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Malacopics (Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 United States, Florida, Straits of ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Malacopics (Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 United States, Florida, Straits of ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
