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Family ERATOIDAE Gill, 1871

 

Introduction

Eratoidae ranked as full family after Simone (2004, 2011) based on anatomical data. There are no published molecular data that evaluate the relationships of Eratoidae and Triviidae (Bouchet et al. 2017)

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

Eratoinae: Erato sulcifera Sowerby, 1832 [Fehse (2013, pers. comm) says that Erato sulcifera is a west Indian Ocean species, and the Australian records are most probably they are Erato nana, Erato schmeltziana or a different species.] — Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1832. Conchological Illustrations. Erato (in Cypraea). London : Sowerby pp. 14-16. [Fig. 45]; Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [213]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024 LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 07-Feb-2024 MODIFIED Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021 CAENOGASTROPODA 17-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
28-Feb-2020 HYPSOGASTROPODA 07-Feb-2024 MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021 SORBEOCONCHA 07-Feb-2024 MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021 LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 07-Feb-2024 MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021 VELUTINOIDEA 07-Feb-2024 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
27-Feb-2012 MODIFIED