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Gastropoda Neritopsina Neritidae 

Smaragdia (Smaragdella) souverbiana Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pictoneritina oualaniensis auct.
   Smaragdia bryanae auct.
   Smaragdia rangiana auct.
   Smaragdia feuilleti auct.
   Smaragdia pulcherrima auct.
   Smaragdia soverbiana [sic]
   Smaragdia (Smaragdella) souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863)
   Neritella souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863)
   Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863)
   Neritina souverbiana Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863
   Neritina (Smaragdia) souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863)
   Neritina semen Tapparone-Canefri, 1875
   Neritina hellvillensis Crosse, 1881
   Neritina (Smaragdia) souverbiana var. hellvillensis (Crosse, 1881)
   Neritina bryani Pilsbry, 1918
   Smaragdia mamilla Annandale, 1924

Distribution

Dekker, 2000 (Dekker2000b): "Very widely distributed in the Indo-West-Pacific. Common... all around Arabia. Also entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal..."

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Sea of Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
     Dekker, H. 2000. p. 50 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 5-30 fathoms (approx. 9.2-55m) ]
depth: intertidal [ Zostera beds ]
depth: intertidal       Dekker, H. 2000. p. 51 
depth: shallow subtidal       Dekker, H. 2000. p. 51 
depth: subtidal 
feeding mode: grazing       Dekker, H. 2000. p. 51 
feeds on: plants       Dekker, H. 2000. p. 51 
substrate: sea grass rhizomes       Dekker, H. 2000. p. 51 

References

 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.75 Checklist
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.108 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1882. p.298 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1910. p.204 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Neritimorpha
                Neritopsina
                  Neritoidea
                    Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Smaragdiinae
                        Smaragdia Issel, 1869
                          Smaragdia (Smaragdella) Baker, 1923
                            Smaragdia (Smaragdella) souverbiana Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=71208) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-05-27. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-20.