''Smaragdia'' is a
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of small
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Neritinae of the
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Neritidae
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, the nerites.
Species
Species within the genus ''Smaragdia'' include:
* ''
Smaragdia bryanae''
(Pilsbry, 1918)
* † ''
Smaragdia expansa''
(Reuss in M. Hörnes, 1856)
* † ''
Smaragdia merignacensis''
(Cossmann & Peyrot, 1918)
* ''
Smaragdia patburkeae''
Eichhorst, 2016
* ''
Smaragdia pulcherrima''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''
Smaragdia purpureomaculata''
Dekker, 2000
* ''
Smaragdia rangiana''
(Recluz, 1841)
* ''
Smaragdia roseopicta''
Thiele, 1930
* ''
''
(Montrouzier, 1863)
* ''Smaragdia tragena''
(Iredale, 1936) - synonym: ''Smaragdia abakionigraphis'' Drivas & Jay, 1989
* ''
Smaragdia viridis''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
;Synonyms:
* ''Smaragdia abakionigraphis''
Drivas & Jay, 1989: synonym of ''Smaragdia tragena''
(Iredale, 1936)
* ''Smaragdia feuilleti''
(Audouin, 1826) - type species: synonym of ''
Smaragdia viridis''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Smaragdia paulucciana''
(Gassies, 1870)<:
[Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Smaragdia paulucciana'' (Gassies, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559789 on 2011-04-14] synonym of ''
Clithon parvulum''
(Le Guillou, 1841)
* ''Smaragdia viridemaris''
Mauri, 1917: synonym of ''
Smaragdia viridis''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (dubious synonym)
References
Further reading
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''
* Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. pp. 696–1366
External links
Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24
Neritidae
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