Eurathea

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

|image = Eurathea rissoiformis (MNHN-IM-2000-32186).jpeg |image_caption = Shell of Eurathea rissoiformis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) |taxon = Eurathea |authority = Laseron, 1959{{cite journal |author = Laseron C. F. | year = 1959 | title = Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia | journal = Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research | volume = 10 | issue = 2 | pages = 177–267 | doi =10.1071/MF9590177 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = |type_species = Eurathea humerica Laseron, 1959 |display_parents = 3

Eurathea is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae.

Distribution

So far, species in this genus have been described from Australia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are ectoparasites.

Species

Species within the genus Eurathea include:

References

  • Laseron, C. F. (1959). Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 10(2): 177–267.
  • Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini. ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eurathea Laseron, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608039 on 2020-11-16

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