Lunella coreensis

Lunella coreensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Lunella
Species: L. coreensis
Binomial name
Lunella coreensis
(Récluz, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Lunella coronata coreensis (Récluz, 1853)
  • Turbo coreensis Récluz, 1853
  • Turbo coronatus var. coreensis (Récluz, 1853)

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

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. [2]

References

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