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Eratoidae

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Eratoidae was named by Gill (1871) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5407]. It is extant.

It was synonymized objectively with Eratoinae by Ponder and Warén (1988).

It was assigned to Cypraeacea by Abbott (1974) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Caenogastropoda by Wienrich (2001); to Lamellarioidea by Harzhauser (2002); to Triviidae by Jeffery (2003); and to Cypraeoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017) and Groves and Squires (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Eratoidae Gill
1974Eratoidae Abbott p. 145
1987Eratoidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
2001Eratoidae Wienrich p. 423
2002Eratoidae Harzhauser p. 86
2003Eratoidae Jeffery
2017Eratoidae Bouchet et al. p. 347
2023Eratoidae Groves and Squires p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
familyEratoidaeGill 1871

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Eratoidae Gill 1871
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Subfm. †Eratoinae Gill 1871
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G. †Bellerato Maxwell 1992
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Bellerato seposita Laws 1935
Bellerato tenuilabrum Laws 1935
Bellerato zevitellina Laws 1941
G. Eratoena Iredale 1935
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Eratoena corrugata Hinds 1844
Eratoena nana Sowerby 1859
G. †Eratotrivia Sacco 1894
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Eratotrivia costulata Giebel 1861
Eratotrivia crescentensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
Eratotrivia platystoma Edwards 1854
Eratotrivia prestwichii Edwards 1855
Eratotrivia ritae Vinassa de Regny 1896
G. Hespererato Schilder 1932
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Hespererato chipolana Maury 1910
Hespererato cocconii Schilder 1933
Hespererato emmonsi Whitfield 1894
Hespererato marqueti Fehse and Landau 2002
Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether 1986
Hespererato panamensis Carpenter 1856
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Invalid names: Hespererato callosa Adams and Reeve 1850 [synonym]
Hespererato transiens Boettger 1884
Hespererato vitellina Hinds 1844
G. †Johnstrupia Ravn 1933
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Johnstrupia faxensis Ravn 1933
G. †Lachryma Gray 1832
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Lachryma senectus Murdoch 1924
Lachryma submorosa Laws 1935
Lachryma sulcifera Sowerby 1832
Lachryma vulcania Marwick 1926
Lachryma waitakiensis Laws 1935
G. Proterato Schilder 1927
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Subg. Proterato (Cypraeerato) Schilder 1932
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Cypraeerato badenica Fehse and Grego 2012
Cypraeerato yolandae Fehse and Grego 2012
Subg. Proterato (Proterato) Schilder 1927
Proterato australis Tate 1878
Proterato awamoana Schilder 1933
Proterato neozelanica Murdoch 1924
G. Sulcerato Finlay 1930
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Sulcerato subaustralis Ludbrook 1958
G. Eratopsis Hörnes and Auinger 1880
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Erato (Eratopsis) barrandei Hoernes and Auinger 1879
G. Trivirostra Jousseaume 1884
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Invalid names: Trivirostra insecta Mighels 1845 [synonym], Trivirostra koroensis Ladd 1934 [synonym]
Trivirostra oryza Lamarck 1810
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (100 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Johnstrupia faxensis (176994)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Eratotrivia prestwichii (3266)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Eratotrivia platystoma (183748)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Eratopsis crescentensis (201133) Eratotrivia crescentensis (5544 176361)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Erato transiens (65072)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Eratotrivia ritae (177665)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Erato transiens (178085)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Trivia platystoma (42636 42639)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Erato vulcania (205813)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Erato sepositum (179326) Proterato vulcania (67839)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Eratopsis sp. (78617)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Eratotrivia costulata (179751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Archierato antiqua, Bellerato seposita (45041)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Proterato vulcania (64814)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Proterato australis (71236)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Proterato waitakiensis (67860)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Southland) Lachryma marshalli (176999)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (North Otago) Proterato neozelanica (45664)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand Proterato neozelanica (179299)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Hespererato transiens (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Erato perexigua (59336)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Cypraeerato submorosa, Hespererato zevitellina (84915)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Proterato neozelanica (179298)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Erato transiens (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Erato chipolana (41760 92460) Hespererato chipolana (89576)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Erato tenuilabrum (179324 179325) Proterato sp., Proterato n. sp., Proterato awamoana (67896) Proterato submorosa, Proterato neozelandica, Proterato senectus (67897) Proterato submorosa, Proterato pukeuriensis (67900)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Proterato minoensis (176558)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Erato transiens (179581)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Erato illota (179602)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Trivirostra scabriuscula (70081)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Erato pernana, Erato subcypraeola (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Erato barrandei (74650)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Eratopsis barrandei, Erato transiens, Cypraeerato yolandae, Cypraeerato badenica (179230)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Proterato subaustralis (63439)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Proterato tenuirugosa (42339)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Erato indica (70098)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Trivia oryza (78022)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Eratoena sp. (173685)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Trivia oryza (41473)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Trivia oryza (78060)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France Hespererato marqueti (178265)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Hespererato cocconii (71093)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Erato pernana (80564)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Erato pernana (179597)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Erato marginata (96596)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Trivia scabriuscula (68180)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Hespererato oppenheimeri (118257 118306 118317 118318 118319)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Erato vitellina (200398)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Trivirostra oryza (70079)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Lachryma callosa (62295)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Hespererato cocconii, Erato pernana (178267)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Erato pernana (80563) Hespererato cocconii, Erato pernana (80558 80561 80562)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Erato pernana (179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Hespererato cocconii (71157)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Roma) Hespererato cocconii (178960)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Hespererato cocconii (178457)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Erato scabriuscula (189765 189767 189768)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Parma) Hespererato cocconii (178884 178916)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Hespererato oppenheimeri (118311)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Hespererato panamensis (48664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato columbella (96590 96593)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Erato columbella (237610) Erato vitellina (201624)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Erato sp. (79844)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Erato vitellina (202974)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Trivia oryza (78043)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Erato sandwicensis, Trivia insecta, Trivia pellucidula (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Proterato sulcerato (96708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Erato marginata (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Erato columbella (96566 160361 222660 223072) Erato vitellina, Erato columbella (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato vitellina, Erato columbella (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato columbella (89573 194406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Erato gallinacea, Trivia edgari, Trivia insecta, Erato nana (88886)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Erato sulcifera (96926)