Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Triton constrictus Broderip, 1833 (Horton et al., 2021). ; Finet (2001): Was previously mentioned from the Galapagos on the basis of material now reidentified as a new species: Distorsio jenniernestae Emerson & Piech, 1992. However, specimens from the Galapagos in the LACM (n° 38-82, ex AHF 816-38) still remain identified as Distorsio constricta (Broderip) (fide L. Groves, in litt., 1994). syn: Triton constricta Broderip, 1833 (basionym)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Tiburon island, Sonora (Mexico), Ecuador.

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