Erato | |
---|---|
Shell of Erato prayensis | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
Marginella is a very large genus of small tropical and temperate sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Marginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is the type genus of the family.
Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
Cirsostrema is a genus of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as the wentletraps.
Volvarina is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.
Cerithium is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.
Pyrene is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
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 mollusks 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 mollusks 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.
Archierato maugeriae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
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.
Media related to Erato (genus) at Wikimedia Commons