Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Alternative combinations: Erato pukeuriensis, Hespererato pukeuriensis, Lachryma (Proterato) pukeuriensi, Lachryma (Proterato) pukeuriensis, Proterato (Proterato) pukeuriensis, Proterato pukeuriensis
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 Bellerato according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
See also Beu et al. 1990, Cernohorsky 1971, Fleming 1966, Laws 1935 and Laws 1941
Sister taxa: Bellerato seposita, Bellerato tenuilabrum, Bellerato zevitellina
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at S137/f499 - Rifle Butts Fm, Pukeuri (Miocene of New Zealand)
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