Korrigania awatii explained

Korrigania awatii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 102 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique, Madagascar, the Philippines and in the Bay of Bengal.

References

• 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.

External links

• Sanders M.T., Merle D., Laurin M., Bonillo C. & Puillandre N. (2021 (nomenclatural availability: 2020)). Raising names from the dead: a time-calibrated phylogeny of frog shells (Bursidae, Tonnoidea, Gastropoda) using mitogenomic data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 156: 107040: 1-12

Notes and References

1. 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