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:
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] | |
|
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: