Cranopsis (gastropod)

Not to be confused with Cranopsis.
Cranopsis
Drawing of a shell of Cranopsis pelex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginulinae
Genus: Cranopsis
A. Adams, 1860
Type species
Cranopsis pelex A. Adams, 1860
Synonyms

Puncturella (Cranopsis) A. Adams, 1860

Cranopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Cranopsis was previously considered a subgenus of Puncturella.

Description

The fissure lies about the middle of the anterior side. An internal vaulted chamber is found over the foramen, resembling that of Puncturella [2]

Species

Species within the genus Cranopsis include: [1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cranopsis Adams, 1860.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2013.
  2. G.W. Tryon, 1882, Structural and Systematic Conchology vol. I; published by the author, Philadelphia
  3. Cranopsis agger (Watson, 1883).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  4. Cranopsis antillana (Pérez Farfante, 1947).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  5. Cranopsis asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  6. Cranopsis billsae (Pérez Farfante, 1947).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  7. Cranopsis erecta (Dall, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  8. Cranopsis granulata (Seguenza, 1862).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.

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