title: Eratoidae
text: # Eratoidae
  
  Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea .
  
  ## Genera
  
  * Alaerato C. N. Cate, 1977
  * Archierato Schilder, 1933 †
  * Bellerato Maxwell, 1992 †
  * Cypraeerato Schilder, 1933
  * Erato Risso, 1826
  * Eratoena Iredale, 1935
  * Eratopsis R. Hoernes, 1880
  * Hespererato Schilder, 1933
  * Lachryma Gray, 1832
  * Notoficula Thiele, 1917
  * Praealaerato Fehse, 2018 †
  * Proterato Schilder, 1927
  * Sulcerato Finlay, 1930
  
  ### Synonyms
  
  * Subfamily Eratoinae Gill, 1871 accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871
  * Tribe Eratotriviini Schilder, 1936 † accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871
  * Tribe Johnstrupiini Schilder, 1939 † accepted as Eratoidae Gill, 1871
  * Genus Proerato [sic] accepted as Proterato Schilder, 1927 (misspelling)
  