''Eratoena'' is a
genus of small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family Eratoidae
Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea .MolluscaBase (2018). Eratoidae Gill, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517272 on 2011-01-21]
Species
Species within the genus ''Eratoena'' include :
*''
Eratoena capensis''
(Schilder, 1933)
*''
Eratoena corrugata''
( Hinds, 1844)
*''
Eratoena gourgueti''
Fehse, 2010
* ''
Eratoena gemma
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(Bavay, 1917)
*''
Eratoena grata
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
* ''
Eratoena moolenbeeki
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
Fehse, 2018
*''
Eratoena nana
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(Sowerby, 1859)
* ''
Eratoena rosadoi
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
Fehse, 2013
* ''
Eratoena sandwichensis
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)
*''
Eratoena schmeltziana
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(Crosse
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, 1867)
*''
Eratoena septentrionalis
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(Cate, 1977)
*''
Eratoena smithi
''Eratoena'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Eratoena Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(Schilder, 1933)
*''
Eratoena sulcifera
''Eratoena sulcifera'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Description
The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs ...
''
( Gray in Sowerby, 1832)
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Eratoena pagoboi''
(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997): synonym of ''
Sulcerato pagoboi
''Sulcerato'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sulcerato Finlay, 1930. Accessed th ...
''
(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
* ''Eratoena palawanica''
Fehse, 2011: synonym of ''
Alaerato palawanica''
(Fehse, 2011) (original combination)
References
External links
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709705
Eratoidae
Gastropod genera
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