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Kora corallina

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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.[1] Kora corallina is the type species of the genus Kora.[1] It was originally classified with the family Orthalicidae[1] and it was moved to the family Bulimulidae in 2016.[2]

Distribution

Kora corallina occurs in Santa Maria da Vitória municipality, in Bahia, Brazil.[1][3]

Description

This land snail occurs in Bahia, Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Simone L. R. L. (2012). "Taxonomical study on a sample of pulmonates from Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia, Brazil, with description of a new genus and four new species (Mollusca: Orthalicidae and Megalobulimidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 52(36): 431–439. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492012021600001, HTML.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.18476/sbna.v9.a1.
  3. ^ 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
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Kora corallina: Brief Summary

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

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