Korrigania awatii
Appearance
Korrigania awatii | |
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Shell of Korrigania awatii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Korrigania |
Species: | K. awatii
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Binomial name | |
Korrigania awatii (Ray, 1949)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Korrigania awatii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 102 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Mozambique, Madagascar, the Philippines and in the Bay of Bengal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Korrigania awatii (Ray, 1948). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472098 on 2023-07-19
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Korrigania awatii (Ray, 1948). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472098 on 2023-07-19
- Beu, A. G. (1978). A new species of Bursa from deep water off the Philippine Islands. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 4 (1-2): 23-27.
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