Eurathea
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Eurathea is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the family Odostomiidae, in the subfamily Chrysallidinae.
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[edit] Distribution
So far, species in this genus have only been described from Australia.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Species within the genus Eurathea
- Eurathea humerica Laseron, 1959 (Type species)
[edit] References
- Laseron, C. F. (1959). "Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10: 177–267.
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