Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Alternative combinations: Erato submorosa, Proterato (Cypraeerato) submorosa, Proterato (Eratoena) submorosa
Full reference: C. R. Laws. 1935. The genus Erato in the Tertiary of New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 65:17-22
Belongs to Lachryma (Proterato) according to W. O. Cernohorsky 1971
See also Beu et al. 1990, Fleming 1966, Laws 1935 and Schilder 1941
Sister taxa: Lachryma (Proterato) antiqua, Lachryma (Proterato) marshalli, Proterato (Cypraeerato), Proterato (Proterato), Proterato (Sulcerato), Proterato australis, Proterato awamoana, Proterato neozelanica
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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