Erato (gastropod)
| Erato | |
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| Shell of Erato prayensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Eratoidae |
| Genus: | Erato Risso, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| † Voluta cypraeola Brocchi, 1814 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Erato (Erato) Risso, 1826 · | |
Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies.
The genus name is taken from the name of the Greek muse Erato.
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