''Sulcerato'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Eratoidae
Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea .MolluscaBase (2018). Eratoidae Gill, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sulcerato Finlay, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596967 on 2022-07-12]
Species
* ''
Sulcerato haplochila''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* † ''
Sulcerato illota''
(Tate, 1890)
* ''
Sulcerato pagoboi''
(T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997)
* ''
Sulcerato pellucida''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''
Sulcerato rapa''
Fehse, 2020
* ''
Sulcerato recondita''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Sulcerato tomlini''
(Schilder, 1933)
;Synonyms:
* ''Sulcerato galapagensis''
(F. Schilder, 1933): synonym of ''
Archierato galapagensis''
(Schilder, 1933)
* ''Sulcerato sandwichensis''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1859): synonym of ''
Eratoena sandwichensis''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)
* ''Sulcerato stalagmia''
(C. N. Cate, 1975): synonym of ''
Cypraeerato stalagmia''
(C. N. Cate, 1975)
;Taxon inquirednum:
* ''
Sulcerato rehderi''
(Raines, 2002)
References
External links
Finlay H.J. (1930). Invalid molluscan names. No. 1. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 61: 37-48
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Eratoidae