Erato (gastropod)

Erato
Erato sandwicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:Cypraeoidea
Family:Eratoidae
Genus:Erato
Risso, 1826[1]
Type species
† Voluta cypraeola'' Brocchi, 1814
Species

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Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies.[2]

The genus name is taken from the name of the Greek muse Erato.

Species

Species within the genus Erato include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy
[5]
  • Erato bimaculata Tate, 1878: synonym of Cypraeerato bimaculata (Tate, 1878)
  • Erato columbella Menke, 1847 - pigeon erato: synonym of Hespererato columbella (Menke, 1847)
  • Erato cypraeoides C. B. Adams, 1845: synonym of Pachybathron cypraeoides (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Erato gallinacea (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Alaerato gallinacea (Hinds, 1844)
  • Erato grata T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Eratoena grata (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
  • Erato guttula Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Serrata guttula (Sowerby, 1832)
  • Erato haematina Sowerby, 1859: synonym of Eratoidea hematita (Kiener, 1834)
  • Erato lachryma Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Proterato lachryma (Sowerby, 1832)
  • Erato lactea Hutton, 1880: synonym of Austroginella muscaria (Lamarck, 1822)[6]
  • Erato laevis non Donovan, 1804, Erato maugeriae Gray, 1832 (green erato) and Erato venezuelana Weisbord, 1962 are synonyms for Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832)
  • Erato mactanica T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Alaerato mactanica (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
  • Erato novemprovincialis Yokoyama, 1928: synonym of Gibberula novemprovincialis (Yokoyama, 1928)
  • Erato pagoboi T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Eratoena pagoboi (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
  • Erato recondita Melvill & Standen, 1903: synonym of Proterato recondita (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
  • Erato sulcifera Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Eratoena sulcifera (Sowerby, 1832)
  • Erato tetatua Hart, 1996: synonym of Trivellona valerieae (Hart, 1996)
  • Erato vitellina (Hinds, 1844) - appleseed erato: synonym of Hespererato vitellina (Hinds, 1844)

References

  1. ↑ Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. 439 pp., 12 plates. Paris. (Levrault).
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2012). Erato Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137953 on 2012-07-09
  3. ↑ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=73171
  4. ↑ Pease, William Harper (1860). "Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1860 (28): 18–36. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ↑ http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=findsnail&genus=Erato&associatedname=&author=&year=&yearend=&Search=Search
  6. ↑ http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=151850&term=Erato+lactea
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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