Eratoidae
Sign in to saveEratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyEratoidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 91
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Eratoidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, NMV
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States, Ecuador, Panama, Australia, Fiji
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cypraeoidea
- Image
- Alaerato elizabethae (MNHN-IM-2000-25760) 002.jpeg
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- Eratoidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea.
==Genera== Alaerato C. N. Cate, 1977 Archierato Schilder, 1933 † Bellerato Maxwell, 1992 † Cypraeerato Schilder, 1933 Erato Risso, 1826 Eratoena Iredale, 1935 Eratopsis R. Hoernes, 1880 Hespererato Schilder, 1933 Lachryma Gray, 1832 Notoficula Thiele, 1917 Praealaerato Fehse, 2018 † Proterato Schilder, 1927 Sulcerato Finlay, 1930 Synonyms: Subfamily Eratoinae Gill, 1871 accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871 Tribe Eratotriviini Schilder, 1936 † accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871 Tribe Johnstrupiini Schilder, 1939 † accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871 Genus Proerato [sic] accepted as Proterato Schilder, 1927 (misspelling)
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