Lunella correensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Lunella
Species:
L. correensis
Binomial name
Lunella correensis
(Récluz, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lunella coreensis (Récluz, 1853)
  • Lunella coronata correensis (Récluz, 1853)
  • Turbo (Lunella) coronatus coreensis (Récluz, 1853)
  • Turbo correensis Récluz, 1853

Lunella correensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the subfamily Turbininae of the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 27 mm. The shell is similar to Lunella granulata, but is imperforate.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northwest Pacific, especially off Korea and Japan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Lunella correensis (Récluz, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413414 on 2018-12-28
  2. Nakano T., Takashashi K. & Ozawa T. (2007) Description of an endangered new species of Lunella (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Venus 66(1-2):1-10.
  3. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Turbo coronatus var. coreensis)
  • Récluz, C. A. (1853). Description de coquilles nouvelles (Genres Turbo, Triton et Mitra). Journal de Conchyliologie. 4: 49-54
  • "Lunella (Lunella) coreensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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