''Crockerella'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Clathurellidae Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea". '' ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Crockerella'' include: * '' Crockerella castianira'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Crockerella conradiana'' (Gabb, 1869) * '' Crockerella constricta'' (Gabb, 1865) * '' Crockerella crystallina'' (Gabb, 1865) * '' Crockerella cymodoce'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Crockerella eriphyle'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Crockerella evadne'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Crockerella lowei'' (Dall, 1903) * '' Crockerella philodice'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Crockerella scotti'' McLean, 1996 * ''

Crockerella toreumata ''Mangelia toreumata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.Crockerella tridesmia'' (Berry, 1941) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Crockerella hesione'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Crockerella lowei'' (Dall, 1903) * ''Crockerella pederseni'' Hertlein, L.G. & A.M. Strong, 1951: synonym of ''

Pyrgocythara danae ''Pyrgocythara danae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm. (Original description) The minute shell is whitish, with ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Crockerella philodoce'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Crockerella philodice'' (Dall, 1919)

References

* McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160

External links

* Gastropod genera {{Clathurellidae-stub