Cranopsis (gastropod)

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Cranopsis
Cranopsis pelex 001.jpg
Cranopsis pelex 001
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Clade: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Adams, 1860
Type species
Cranopsis pelex
Adams, 1860
Synonyms

Puncturella (Cranopsis), 1860

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

Contents

Cranopsis is since 2019 considered a synonym of Puncturella . [2]

Description

The fissure lies about the middle of the anterior side. An internal vaulted chamber is found over the foramen, resembling that of Puncturella [3]

Species brought into synonymy

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