Eurathea


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 been described from Australia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

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. The length of the shell is 3.2 mm.Eurathea rissoiformis Peñas & Rolán, 2017Eurathea solomonensis Peñas & Rolán, 2017