Family Eratoidae Gill 1871 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae

Parent taxon: Cypraeoidea according to L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023

See also Abbott 1974, Bouchet et al. 2017, Harzhauser 2002, Jeffery 2003, Ponder and Warén 1988, Ward and Blackwelder 1987 and Wienrich 2001

Sister taxa: Cypraea bayerquei, Cypraea fresnoensis, Cypraea oakvillensis, Cypraeidae, Eocypraeidae, Ovula martini, Ovulidae, Pediculariidae, Triviidae, Velutinidae

Subtaxa: Eratoinae Eratopsis Trivirostra

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (2), Italy (3), Japan (1), Mexico (5), the Seychelles (1), South Africa (1), United States (11: California, Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)

• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Ecuador (1), Fiji (1), Indonesia (1), Italy (4), Japan (1), South Africa (5), Spain (5), United States (1: California)

• Miocene of Australia (2), Austria (1), Fiji (1), France (3), Hungary (1), Indonesia (4), Italy (1), Japan (1), the Marshall Islands (1), New Zealand (7), Poland (1), South Africa (1), United States (4: Florida, New Jersey)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (2)

• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2)

• Eocene of France (3), Germany (1), Italy (2), New Zealand (5), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Washington)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

Total: 99 collections including 120 occurrences

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