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within the family

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Distribution

So far, species in this genus have been described from

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Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Eurathea'' include: * '' Eurathea humerica'' Laseron, 1959 - type species, the type locality is Darwin, Australia. The length of the shell is 3.2 mm. * '' Eurathea rissoiformis'' Peñas & Rolán, 2017 * '' Eurathea solomonensis'' Peñas & Rolán, 2017

References

* 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 {{Taxonbar, from=Q5411071 Pyramidellidae