Corona (gastropod) explained

Corona is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orthalicidae.

Snails in this genus are restricted in range to central and northern South America. These snails have medium to large elongated shells.

Species

Species within the genus Corona include:^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Corona atramentarius (Pfeiffer, 1855)
• Corona incisa (Hupé, 1857) (synonym: Bulimus incisus Hupé, 1857)
• Corona loroisiana (Hupé, 1857)
• Corona perversa (Swainson, 1820)
• Corona pfeifferi (Hidalgo, 1869)
• Corona regalis (Hupé, 1857)
• Corona regina (Férussac, 1821)
• Corona regius (Férussac)
• Corona ribeiroi Ihering, 1915
• Corona rosenbergi Strebel, 1909

Notes and References

1. https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=Corona Discover Life
2. Breure, A. S. H. An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species. p. 32.
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/5429514 Corona Albers, 1850 - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
4. [R. Tucker Abbott|Abbott, R. Tucker]