| Cronia | |
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| Cronia amygdala shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ergalataxinae |
| Genus: | Cronia H. & A. Adams, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Purpura amygdala Kiener, 1835 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
The shell is ovate. The spire is acuminated. The aperture is moderate. The inner lip is callous at the upper part. The columella is straight and simple anteriorly. [2]
Species within the genus Cronia include:
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