Kora corallina explained

Kora corallina is a species of a tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae.

Taxonomy

The scientific name Kora corallina is named in honour of Brazilian poet Cora Coralina. Kora corallina is the type species of the genus Kora. It was originally classified with the family Orthalicidae and it was moved to the family Bulimulidae in 2016.^[1]

Distribution

Kora corallina occurs in Santa Maria da Vitória municipality, in Bahia, Brazil.^[2]

Description

This land snail occurs in Bahia, Brazil.

Notes and References

1. Salvador R. B. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). "A new species of Kora from Bahia, Brazil (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea), with an emended diagnosis of the genus". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A 9: 1–7. .
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Kora corallina Simone, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874577 on 2021-04-13