{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Speciesbox | image = Distorsio constricta.jpg | image_caption = Apertural view of ''Distorsio constricta'' (Broderip, 1833) with operculum and periostracum |taxon= Distorsio constricta |authority= (Broderip, 1833) |synonyms_ref=<ref name="WoRMS"/> |synonyms= * ''Triton constricta'' <small>Broderip, 1833</small> |display_parents= 3 }}

'''''Distorsio constricta''''' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae, the ''Distortio'' snails.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|419786|''Distorsio constricta'' (Broderip, 1833)|||WoRMS (2010). Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419786</nowiki> on 14 August 2010}}</ref>

== Subspecies == * ''Distorsio constricta constricta'' <small>(Broderip, 1833)</small><ref name="WoRMS 2010">WoRMS (2010). Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419786 on 2011-02-17</ref> * ''Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' <small>Emerson & Puffer, 1953</small>:<ref name="WoRMS 2010" /> synonym of ''Distorsio mcgintyi'' <small>Emerson & Puffer, 1953</small>

==Distribution== This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

== Description == The maximum recorded shell length of ''Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' is 65&nbsp;mm.<ref name="Welch 2010">Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". ''PLoS ONE'' '''5'''(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776|doi-access=free}}.</ref>

== Habitat == Minimum recorded depth of ''Distorsio constricta mcgintyi'' is 25 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/> Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.<ref name="Welch 2010"/>

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Category:Personidae Category:Gastropods described in 1833 Category:Taxa named by William Broderip

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