Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Alternative combinations: Erato sepositum, Hespererato seposita, Proterato (Proterato) seposita, Proterato seposita
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 2009
See also Beu et al. 1990, Fleming 1966, Laws 1935, Maxwell 1992 and Schilder 1941
Sister taxa: Bellerato pukeuriensis, Bellerato tenuilabrum, Bellerato zevitellina
Type specimen: Its type locality is McCullough's Bridge, which is in a Kaiatan marginal marine sandstone in the Waihoo Greensands Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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