Corona
Photo of the day (45): Corona
15-04-2009 20:21
Again some living snails. Today two species of
Corona,
which both live in the lowland rainforest in eastern
Peru.
The first is C. pfeifferi Hidalgo, 1869 which is occurring in Dept. Amazonas. The picture was taken by Carlos Rivera. A picture of the shell can be found here.
The second picture is C. regina (Férussac, 1821), taken by Grace Montalván near Puerto Maldonado in Dept. Madre de Dios.
Many thanks to Valentín for transferring the pictures to me.
The first is C. pfeifferi Hidalgo, 1869 which is occurring in Dept. Amazonas. The picture was taken by Carlos Rivera. A picture of the shell can be found here.
The second picture is C. regina (Férussac, 1821), taken by Grace Montalván near Puerto Maldonado in Dept. Madre de Dios.
Many thanks to Valentín for transferring the pictures to me.
Photo of the day (42): Corona
19-03-2009 22:04
Time again for a living snail. It is a species
of
Corona
from Peru. The picture was taken by Carlos Rivera in
2006, in a rainforest in Dept. Amazonas.
Although it is clearly a left-coiled specimen, I’m not entirely sure about the specific identity as this is - so far - the only picture I got. However, it shows what beautiful creatures living land snails can be.
Thanks to Valentín and Grace for sending this picture.
Although it is clearly a left-coiled specimen, I’m not entirely sure about the specific identity as this is - so far - the only picture I got. However, it shows what beautiful creatures living land snails can be.
Thanks to Valentín and Grace for sending this picture.
Photo of the day (29): Corona
20-12-2008 16:20
Another picture of Corona, this time C. perversa
(Swainson, 1822). This specimen was observed
hibernating in a tree near Puerto Nariño, Amazonas,
Colombia.
Thanks Frank, for the picture.
Thanks Frank, for the picture.
Photo of the day (26): Corona
11-12-2008 11:39
This is Corona pfeifferi, a species that was
described by Hidalgo in 1869. The type locality is
Canelos, Prov. Pastaza, Ecuador. Corona is a typical
rain forest genus, with some known sinistral forms.
But C. pfeifferi is a normal, dextral
species.
It is a beauty, isn’t it?
Thanks Valentín for the picture!
It is a beauty, isn’t it?
Thanks Valentín for the picture!
Photo of the day (10): Corona
01-05-2008 11:54
Last year Gabriela Cuezzo was so kind to send me a
photograph that she took during a visit to Los
Amigos, near Maldonado, Peru. It is a specimens of
Corona regina (Ferussac, 1821).
