Eratoena sulcifera

Eratoena sulcifera
	Shell of Eratoena sulcifera (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda ; clade Hypsogastropoda ; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Eratoidae
Genus:	Eratoena
Species:	E. sulcifera
Binomial name
	Eratoena sulcifera; (Gray in Sowerby, 1832)
Synonyms
	Erato sulcifera Gray in Sowerby, 1832 (basionym); Ovulum corrugatum Hinds, 1844; Proterato capensisSchilder, 1933; Proterato sulcifera(Gray in Sowerby, 1832); Proterato (Eratoena) schmeltziana Crosse, 1867;

Last updated January 10, 2024

Eratoena sulcifera is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.^[1] It is typically cream, pink, or pale green in color, and sometimes faintly banded. The shell possesses a dorsal longitudinal groove that is often very indistinct as well as labial and columellar teeth.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific. Its presence has been noted in French Polynesia and off the Aldabra Atoll. The type locality of this species is contained in the Cape of Good Hope, providing a reference point for its original description and geographical distribution.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Eratoena sulcifera (Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) . WoRMS (2010). Eratoena sulcifera (Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517274 on 21 January 2011 .
↑ South African Museum.; Museum, South African (1963). Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Vol. v.47, Suppl.:v.45 (1963-1974). Cape Town: South African Museum.

Liltved W.R. (2000) Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa. A study of the southern African cypraeacean and velutinacean gastropod fauna. Seacomber Publications. 224 pp. page(s): 191
Fehse D. (2010) Contributions to the knowledge of the Eratoidae IV. A new species from Tuamotu, French Polynesia. Spixiana, 33(1):13-18.

External links

"Proterato (Eratoena) sulcifera sulcifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 4 Eratoena sulcifera (Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) . WoRMS (2010). Eratoena sulcifera (Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517274 on 21 January 2011 .

[2] South African Museum.; Museum, South African (1963). Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Vol. v.47, Suppl.:v.45 (1963-1974). Cape Town: South African Museum.

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