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Gastropoda: : Neritoidea: Neritidae

Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 94°E to 26°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 0.3 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Neritina viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Theodoxus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Nerita viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita matonia Risso, 1826
Nerita pallidula Risso, 1826
Neritina distincta Rigacci, 1866
Nerita zigzag Monterosato, 1878
Smaragdia albomaculata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
Smaragdia lineata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
Smaragdia producta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
Smaragdia minor Pallary, 1900
Neritina merida Dall, 1903
Smaragdia viridemaris Maury, 1917
Neritina floridana M. Smith, 1937
Smaragdia weyssei Russell, 1940
Smaragdia venezuelensis Weisbord, 1962

Details


Nerita viridis Linnaeus, 1758, p. 778, [Brown Jam. 399]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 'ad Minorcam, Jamaicam'
Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 91.5°E to 26°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 1 to 2 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Alacran Reef; Honduras: Swan Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Brazil: Paraiba, Bahia, Sao Paulo
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Olsson & McGinty (1958) {S}; Usticke (1959) {E}; Hemmen & Hemmen (1979) Ll; García-Cubas (1982) W; Odé (1985) {D}; Rios (1985) DSM; Costa et al. (2001) ET
Comments: Cooley (1978) 30.3°N in Florida. Neotype designation by Costa et al. (2001) is invalid because it did not contain evidence that the neotype came from as near as practicable from the original type locality (ICZN Article 75.3.6).
Combining Genera:  Neritina Theodoxus

Smaragdia viridis var. albo-maculata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884d, p. 330, pl. 35, fig. 20
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated

Neritina viridis var. distincta Rigacci, 1866, p. 36
[Not available]
Type Locality: Cajenna
Comments: Nude name.

Neritina (Smaragdia) floridana M. Smith, 1937, p. 66-67, pl. 6, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 'Pliocene?' Loxahatchee, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
References: M. Smith (1937) M; Costa et al. (2001) s

Smaragdia viridis var. lineata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884d, p. 330, pl. 35, fig. 19
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Nude name in Monterosato (1878:96).

Nerita matonia Risso, 1826, p. 271, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Europe méridionale
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
References: Risso (1826) M; Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Neritina (Smaragdia) merida Dall, 1903,  pl. 60, fig. 5
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Pliocene marl of Shell Creek, Florida
Range: 17.8°N ; 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Usticke (1959) NSEWM
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Smaragdia viridis var. minor Pallary, 1900, p. 343, Not figured
[Not available]
Type Locality: Mers el Kébir, département d'Oran [Algeria]
Comments: Nude name.

Nerita pallidula Risso, 1826, p. 151, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Europe méridionale
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Smaragdia viridis var. producta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884d, p. 330, pl. 35, fig. 17-18
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Algeria

Smaragdia venezuelensis Weisbord, 1962, 
[Synonym]
References: Costa et al. (2001) s

Smaragdia viridemaris Maury, 1917, 
[Synonym]
Range: 32.3°N to 9.4°N; 92°W to 64.8°W
Depth: 0 to 3 m (live 0.3 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Bermuda, Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958) d; Radwin (1969) S; Princz (1982a); Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Costa et al. (2001) s

Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell, 1940, p. 257-259, pl. 46, figs. 5-6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Miami, Florida
Range: 32.3°N to 12.5°N; 94°W to 59.6°W
Maximum Reported Size: 5.7 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Mexico: Veracruz, Yucatan State; Belize; ABC Islands: Bonaire; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, Holguin; Virgin Islands: Tortola; Barbados
References: Russell (1940) NSEWM; Costa et al. (2001) s

Nerita viridis var. zig-zag Monterosato, 1878b, p. 96
[Not available]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1884d) s (of form matonia)
Comments: Nude name.


Partial List of References

Bucquoy, E., P. Dautzenberg and G. Dollfus. 1884. Les mollusques marins du Roussillon Les Mollusques Marins du Roussillon 1 299-342, pls. 36-40. Baillière; Dautzenberg: Paris. [True date: -- Sep 1884.]
Dall, W. H. 1903. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the silex beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part VI. Concluding the work Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 i-xiv + 1219-1654, pls. 48-60. [Stated date: -- Oct 1903.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Monterosato, [T. A.] di. 1878. Enumerazione e sinonimia delle conchiglie Mediterranee Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche 13 61-115.
Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran Journal de Conchyliologie 48 211-422, pls. 6-8.
Rigacci, [J.] 1866. Catalogo delle Conchiglie Componenti la Collezione Rigacci Classificata col Sistema di Lamarck  56 pp. Author: Roma.
Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale 4 [iii] + vii + 439 pp., 12 pls. F.-G. Levrault: Paris.
Russell, H. D. 1940. Some new Neritidae from the West Indies Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 14 257-262, pl. 46. [Stated date: 31 Dec 1940.]
Smith, M. 1937. Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species Nautilus 51 65-68, pl. 6. [Stated date: -- Oct 1937.]

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