Eratoena sulcifera

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Eratoena sulcifera
Eratoena sulcifera (MNHN-IM-2000-25758) 001.jpeg
Shell of Eratoena sulcifera (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eratoidae
Genus: Eratoena
Species:
E. sulcifera
Binomial name
Eratoena sulcifera
(Gray in Sowerby, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
  • 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

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

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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. 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.