Eurathea
| Eurathea | |
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| Shell of Eurathea rissoiformis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Subcohort: | Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eurathea Laseron, 1959[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eurathea humerica Laseron, 1959 | |
Eurathea is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
So far, species in this genus have been described from Australia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.
Life habits[edit]
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are ectoparasites.
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Eurathea include:
- Eurathea humerica Laseron, 1959 - type species, the type locality is Darwin, Australia.[1] The length of the shell is 3.2 mm.[1]
- Eurathea rissoiformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017
- Eurathea solomonensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c Laseron C. F. (1959). "Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 10 (2): 177–267. doi:10.1071/MF9590177.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eurathea Laseron, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608039 on 2020-11-16
- Laseron, C. F. (1959). Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 10(2): 177–267.
- Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini. ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp