Eratoidea
Encyclopedia
Eratoidea is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Marginellidae
, the margin snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Marginellidae
Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...
, the margin snails.
Species
Species within the genus Eratoidea include:- Eratoidea hematitaEratoidea hematitaEratoidea hematita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
(Kiener, 1834) - Eratoidea watsoniEratoidea watsoniEratoidea watsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
(Dall, 1881)