Erato prayensis

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Erato prayensis
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Shell of Erato prayensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eratoidae
Genus: Erato
Species:
E. prayensis
Binomial name
Erato prayensis
Rochebrune, 1881
Synonyms
  • Erato africanaFehse, 2016
  • Gibberula prayensis(Rochebrune, 1882)

Erato prayensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. [1]

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Distribution

It is found in Cape Verde, West Africa and Angola. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Erato prayensis Rochebrune, 1881 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.