Edgbastonia coreena is a species of small freshwater snail which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Tateidae.
[2] The shell structure adopts a conventional trochiform shape, including a conical spiral with a flat base.
[2] This spiral angle of the shell formation can be measured to range 76.58° to 89.9° with males averaging 79.07°, a 10° difference to their female counterpart (80.86°).
[2] In comparison with the closely related species, Edgbastonia Corrugata, their shell is much larger with the similar trochiform structure.
The radula of the Coreena contains central tooth's that consists of averaging 3 to 4 lateral cusp protrusions that are each of ratio length 1.6 to 1.7.
[2] Conversely, other species such as the Edgbastonia Corrugata has cephalic tentacles located protruding out of the upper dorsal area of the body surface.
[2] Their head and foot are both black and darkish grey of colour and the middle-upper area is unpigmented and conversely, filled with cephalic tentacles.
[3] The kidney does not extend forward into the central brain (pallial) roof and positioned near rectum, similar to the Coreena.
[2] Other species such as the Edgbastonia Allanwillsi, has a body structure that contains a short double-lobed snout with moderately sized cephalic tentacles protruding its head.
[2] Conversely, Edgbastonia Allanwillsi contain testis composed of several simple lobes that joins the sperm transportation ducts (vas deferens), forming a long, coiled and narrow seminal vesicle.
[3] Coreena females have an oviduct located near the pallial, area of the brain and this is connected through a muscular vestibule tubule that further joins into the anterior of the capsule gland.
[2] This is concurrent with other species such as the Edgbastonia corrugate where its oviduct is located near the pallial and has a ventral channel near the vestibule tube.
The common duct that serves as the junction of the oviduct opens to the capsule gland and continues through left ventral wall.
[3] Edgbastonia Coreena are an endemic freshwater gastropod species prevalent across the Great Artesian Basin (GAB).
[5][4] Freshwater springs located within the dry parts of Queensland and South Australia, rely on the GAB system to supply a constant source of water.
[4] Level of diversity varies between spring regions across Queensland as springs surrounding Lake Eyre (or Kati Thanda) have species predominantly of the Tateidae family including Edgbastonia Coreena whereas other regions such as the Pelican Creek complex, have a more balanced species distribution between Tateidae, Bithyniidae and Planorbidae.
[11] The general landscape of the varying springs in Pelican Creek and Lake Eyre approach 3000 and have maximum pool depths over 15 cm.
[11] Other species such as Glyptophysa edgbastonensis and Jardinella jesswiseae were more tolerant, surviving the first hour with no mortalities that began occurring exponentially across a 24-hour time frame.
[11] Edgbastonia Coreena, among other species are isolated due to their geographical disposition and are susceptible to allopatric speciation.
[4] Edgobastonia Coreena are found to be monophyletic, common among other neighbouring species, namely Jardinella accuminata, corrugate, edgbastonensis, jesswiseae, pallida, tumorosa and carnavonensis.