Eurathea
| Eurathea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Odostomiinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysallidini |
| Genus: | Eurathea Laseron, 1959[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eurathea humerica Laseron, 1959 | |
| Species | |
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Eurathea is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae.
Distribution
So far, species in this genus have only been described from Australia.
Life habits
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
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]
References
- 1 2 3 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.
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