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Keranella Roosen, Salvador & Breure, 2025
1797506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1797506)
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Genus
Helix (Streptaxis) cryptodon S. Moricand, 1851 accepted as Keranella cryptodon (S. Moricand, 1851) (type by original designation)
feminine
Roosen, M. T.; Salvador, R. B.; Breure, A. S. (2025). Revision of the genera of Scolodontidae, part 3: Entodina Ancey, 1887, Keranella gen. nov., Martinella Jousseaume, 1887, †Patagocharopa Miquel & P.E. Rodriguez, 2016, Polygyratia Gray, 1847, Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020, Smenodonta gen. nov., Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855, and Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 45(3): 430-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.61733/jconch/4536
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Etymology The genus name honours Kerana, the mother of the seven legendary monsters of Tupi-Guarani mythology.
Etymology The genus name honours Kerana, the mother of the seven legendary monsters of Tupi-Guarani mythology. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Keranella Roosen, Salvador & Breure, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1797506 on 2025-03-09
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Roosen, M. T.; Salvador, R. B.; Breure, A. S. (2025). Revision of the genera of Scolodontidae, part 3: Entodina Ancey, 1887, Keranella gen. nov., Martinella Jousseaume, 1887, †Patagocharopa Miquel & P.E. Rodriguez, 2016, Polygyratia Gray, 1847, Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020, Smenodonta gen. nov., Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855, and Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 45(3): 430-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.61733/jconch/4536
page(s): 433 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The genus name honours Kerana, the mother of the seven legendary monsters of Tupi-Guarani mythology. [details]