Cranopsis
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The Latin word Cranopsis has been used to name animal genera
of frogs, mollusks and crustaceans. Cranopsis (Cope 1875), was used for an anuran, and is a junior homonym of Cranopsis (Adams 1860), for a mollusk; and Cranopsis (Dall 1871), for a branchiopod. Cranopsis
currently describes a mollusk in the family Fissurellidae
The name was very briefly resurrected for a subgroup of toads (Bufo
) by Frost et al. (2006a). However, Frost et al. (2006b) noted that this was a mistake, because Cranopsis was preoccupied, and they proposed Ollotis (Cope, 1975) as a replacement. Unfortunately, Ollotis is a subjective junior synonym of Incilius (Cope, 1863). Some herpetologists are retaining the use of Bufo at this time (e.g., following Pauly et al., 2004) as the valid name for this group of toads.
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of frogs, mollusks and crustaceans. Cranopsis (Cope 1875), was used for an anuran, and is a junior homonym of Cranopsis (Adams 1860), for a mollusk; and Cranopsis (Dall 1871), for a branchiopod. Cranopsis
Cranopsis (gastropod)
Cranopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Cranopsis include: * Cranopsis agger...
currently describes a mollusk in the family Fissurellidae
The name was very briefly resurrected for a subgroup of toads (Bufo
Bufo
Bufo is a large genus of about 150 species of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae. Bufo is a Latin word for toad.- Description :...
) by Frost et al. (2006a). However, Frost et al. (2006b) noted that this was a mistake, because Cranopsis was preoccupied, and they proposed Ollotis (Cope, 1975) as a replacement. Unfortunately, Ollotis is a subjective junior synonym of Incilius (Cope, 1863). Some herpetologists are retaining the use of Bufo at this time (e.g., following Pauly et al., 2004) as the valid name for this group of toads.