Erato (gastropod)
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Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the trivias.[2]
The genus name is taken from the name of the Greek muse Erato.
Species
Species within the genus Erato include:[3]
- Erato albescens Dall, 1905 - whitish erato
- Erato edentula Bozzetti, 2009
- Erato inhanbanensis Bozzetti, 2009
- Erato nana Duclos in Reeve, 1865
- Erato oligostata Dall, 1902
- Erato panamensis Carpenter, 1856
- Erato prayensis Rochebrune, 1882
- † Erato transiens Boettger, 1884
- Erato voluta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species brought into synonymy
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- 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 G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Serrata guttula (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
- Erato haematina Sowerby II, 1859: synonym of Eratoidea hematita (Kiener, 1834)
- Erato lachryma Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Proterato lachryma (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Erato lactea Hutton, 1880: synonym of Austroginella muscaria (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- 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 G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Eratoena sulcifera (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Erato tetatua Hart, 1996: synonym of Trivellona valerieae (Hart, 1996)
- Erato vitellina (Hinds, 1844) - appleseed erato: synonym of Hespererato vitellina (Hinds, 1844)
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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
- ^ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=73171
- ^ http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=findsnail&genus=Erato&associatedname=&author=&year=&yearend=&Search=Search
- ^ 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