Erato (gastropod)
Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies.
The genus name is taken from the name of the Greek muse Erato.Species
Species within the genus Erato include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Erato angistoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1832: synonym of Alaerato angistoma
- Erato bimaculata Tate, 1878: synonym of Cypraeerato bimaculata
- Erato columbella Menke, 1847 - pigeon erato: synonym of Hespererato columbella
- Erato cypraeoides C. B. Adams, 1845: synonym of Pachybathron cypraeoides
- Erato gallinacea : synonym of Alaerato gallinacea
- Erato grata T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Eratoena grata
- Erato guttula Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Serrata guttula
- Erato haematina Sowerby, 1859: synonym of Eratoidea hematita
- Erato lachryma Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Proterato lachryma
- Erato lactea Hutton, 1880: synonym of Austroginella muscaria
- Erato laevis non Donovan, 1804, Erato maugeriae Gray, 1832 and Erato venezuelana Weisbord, 1962 are synonyms for Hespererato maugeriae
- Erato mactanica T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Alaerato mactanica
- Erato novemprovincialis Yokoyama, 1928: synonym of Gibberula novemprovincialis
- Erato pagoboi T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 1997: synonym of Eratoena pagoboi
- Erato recondita Melvill & Standen, 1903: synonym of Proterato recondita
- Erato sulcifera Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Eratoena sulcifera
- Erato tetatua Hart, 1996: synonym of Trivellona valerieae
- Erato vitellina - appleseed erato: synonym of Hespererato vitellina
