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Species

Species within the genus ''Granata'' include:OBIS : Granata
/ref> * '' Granata cumingii'' (A. Adams, 1854) * '' Granata imbricata'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Granata japonica'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Granata lyrata'' Pilsbry, 1890 * '' Granata maculata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * '' Granata sulcifera'' (Lamarck, 1822) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Granata elegans'' (Gray, 1847): synonym of '' Stomatella elegans'' Gray, 1847 (superseded combination)

References

* Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1962. Marine Mollusca of Victoria. Melbourne Univ. Press, Melbourne (p. 55 : discussion of the validity of the introduction of Granata as new name) * Moore, R.C. (1964). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part 1. Kansas : University of Kansas Press and Geological Society of America. Vol.1 * Lee, J.J., 1990. . Korean J. Mal., 6(1):33-44.
Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502
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