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

Korrigania fosteri
Apertural view of Korrigania fosteri Beu, 1987
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Korrigania
Species:
K. fosteri
Binomial name
Korrigania fosteri
Beu, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo fosteri Beu, 1987
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) latitudo fosteri Beu, 1987
  • Bursa fosteri Beu, 1987

Description

edit

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 77.5 mm.

Distribution

edit

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Korrigania fosteri (Beu, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472099 on 2023-07-20
edit