''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a

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of very small

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s in the family

Barleeiidae Barleeiidae (often also spelled Barleeidae) is a family of minute sea snails, micromollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas S. (1995). A remarkable species richness of the Barleeidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) in the Eastern Atlantic. The Nautilu ...

. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Barleeia W. Clark, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137690 on 2020-06-05

Species

Species within the genus ''Barleeia'' include: * '' Barleeia aemilii'' (S. Gofas 1995)

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* '' Barleeia albicolor'' Rolán & Gori, 2014 * '' Barleeia alderi''

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1856 – West America * '' Barleeia annamitica'' Ph. Dautzenberg. & H. Fischer 1907 * '' Barleeia bentleyi'' P. Bartsch 1920 – West America * '' Barleeia bifasciata'' (Carpenter, 1856) * '' Barleeia caffra'' G. B. Sowerby III 1897 * '' Barleeia cala'' (E. A. Smith 1890)

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Barleeia calcarea ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

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* '' Barleeia californica'' Bartsch 1920) - California barleysnail - America * ''

Barleeia carpenteri ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' P. Bartsch 1920 – West-America * ''

Barleeia chefiae ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' (S. Gofas 1995) Cape Verde * ''

Barleeia chrysomela ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' Melvill & Standen 1896 * ''

Barleeia cinguloides ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' (S. Gofas 1995)

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Barleeia congenita ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' E. A. Smith 1890 * ''

Barleeia coronadoensis ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bar ...

'' Bartsch, 1920 * ''

Barleeia creutzbergi ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' (K.M. de Jong & H.E. Coomans 1988)

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. * '' Barleeia ephamilla'' (E. A. Smith 1890) St. Helena (''

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'') * '' Barleeia fuscaexigua'' Rolán & Gori, 2014 * ''

Barleeia fuscopicta ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bar ...

'' E.A. Smith 1890 * '' Barleeia gougati'' (Michaud 1829) Mediterranean * '' Barleeia haliotiphila'' P. P. Carpenter 1864 - abalone barleysnail - This

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snail is one of the most common

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at moderate tidal levels. Its diet consists of

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e, such as '' Rhodoglossum affine'', '' Mastocarpus papillatus'', '' Gigartina leptorhynchos''. Range: East

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, North America. * '' Barleeia juliae'' Rolán & Swinnen, 2004 * '' Barleeia lindae'' Rolán & Swinnen, 2004 * '' Barleeia malgascia'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009 * '' Barleeia meridionalis'' (W. F. Ponder. & Worsfold, 1994)

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* '' Barleeia mexicana'' (Cruz-Abrego 1998) Mexico, Cuba * '' Barleeia microthyra'' (E.C. von Martens 1880) Indo-Pacific * '' Barleeia multicolor'' Rolán & Gori, 2014 * '' Barleeia oldroydi'' P. Bartsch 1920 * '' Barleeia orcutti'' (P. Bartsch 1920) West America * '' Barleeia paupercula'' (C. B. Adams, 1852) * '' Barleeia pervulgata'' (S. Gofas 1995) Namibia, Angola * '' Barleeia picta'' (S. Gofas 1995) Namibia, Angola * '' Barleeia polychroma'' (de Folin 1870) West America * '' Barleeia procera'' Rolán & Gori, 2014 * '' Barleeia rubrooperculata'' (Z.J.A. de Castellanos & F. Fernandes 1972) southern

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. * '' Barleeia sanjuanensis'' P. Bartsch 1920 * '' Barleeia seminulum'' (T. A. di Monterosato 1877) Europe * ''

Barleeia simplex ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bar ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1875) * '' Barleeia smithi'' Bartsch 1915 * '' Barleeia subtenuis'' P. P. Carpenter 1864 - Fragile barleysnail - America * '' Barleeia taeniolata'' (S. Gofas 1995)

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* '' Barleeia tincta'' R. J. L. Guppy 1895 - Caribbean barleysnail - eastern

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. * '' Barleeia tomensis'' (S. Gofas 1995) São Tomé and Príncipe * '' Barleeia translucens'' Rolán & Gori, 2014 * '' Barleeia trifasciata'' (T. Habe 1960)

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* '' Barleeia tropica'' J. Thiele 1925 * ''

Barleeia unifasciata ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). M ...

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* '' Barleeia verdensis'' (S. Gofas 1995) Cape Verde ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Barleeia acuta'' P. P. Carpenter 1864 - acute barleysnail - America: synonym of '' Pseudodiala acuta'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Barleeia angustata'' H.A. Pilsbry 1901 – Indo-Pacific: synonym of '' Ansola angustata'' (Pilsbry, 1901) * ''Barleeia compacta'' (J. G. Jeffreys 1884) Europe: synonym of ''

Barleeia gougeti ''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). M ...

'' (Michaud, 1830) (junior synonym) * ''Barleeia rubra'' (A. A. Adam, 1795) West Africa: synonym of ''

'' (Montagu, 1803) * ''Barleeia zeteki'' (A. M. Strong & L. G. Hertlein 1939) West America: synonym of '' Barleeia paupercula'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)

References

* Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193–224, pls 1–13.

External links

Clark W. (1853). On the Rissoa rubra. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (2)12: 107-110

W. F. (1983). Review of the genera of the Barleeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum 35: 231-281
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