Erato | |
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Shell of Erato prayensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Eratoidae |
Genus: | Erato Risso, 1826 [1] |
Type species | |
† Voluta cypraeola Brocchi, 1814 | |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Erato (Erato)Risso, 1826 · |
Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies. [2]
The genus name is taken from the name of the Greek muse Erato.
Species within the genus Erato include: [3]
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Cerithium is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.
Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Vexillum is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Costellariidae.
Cryptospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Dentimargo is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Prunum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Colina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.
Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.
Eratoena sulcifera is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Hespererato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Niveria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Proterato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Eratoena is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.
Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea.
Sulcerato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Archierato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
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