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''Smaragdia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, marine
gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily Neritinae of the
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Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive Operculum (gastropod), operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (202 ...
, 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 * '' Smaragdia souverbiana'' (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 1-5

Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24
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