Personids [Personidae]

Description

Personidae, commonly referred to as the Distorsio snails, are a family of medium-sized sea snails. These marine gastropods have distinctively twisted, often elaborately sculpted shells. The shell's aperture is large, with a pronounced siphonal canal. Personids are mainly nocturnal predators, feeding on a variety of marine invertebrates. They are found in sandy or muddy environments in tropical and subtropical oceans.

Genera
Gibberula [Gibberula]
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Personaria [Personaria]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Tonnoidea
Tonnoidea
Statistics
  • Genera 2