MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Smaragdia Issel, 1869

ERMS taxon details

Smaragdia Issel, 1869

Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Cañuelo, Málaga, Spain (actual size 5.9 mm).

AphiaID

138255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138255)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Nerita viridis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Neritininae Poey, 1852

Original name

Smaragdia Issel, 1869

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Species Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863)
Species Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Smaragdia feuilletii (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Smaragdia viridemaris (Maury, 1917) † accepted as Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43995
page(s): 212 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Smaragdia Issel, 1869. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138255 on 2026-08-27

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Smaragdia Issel, 1869. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138255 on 2026-08-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2006-04-04 09:07:56Z

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Vandepitte, Leen

2011-02-16 13:53:22Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-12-14 19:54:48Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2017-12-28 04:46:42Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-03-16 05:19:56Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-05-26 07:03:03Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

2026-01-12 16:11:20Z

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Herbert, David

2026-02-01 21:26:14Z

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Dekker, Henk

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original description Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Biblioteca Malacologica, Pisa. xi + 387 pp., pls 1-5. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43995
page(s): 212 [details]

taxonomy source Qi, L.; Xu, B.; Kong, L.; Li, Q. (2022). Improved phylogenetic resolution within Neritidae (Gastropoda, Nertimorpha) with implications for the evolution of shell traits and habitat. Zoologica Scripta. 52(1): 46-57., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12567
page(s): 52 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume two. Harxheim, Conchbooks. Pp. 695-1366. [details]

additional source Korobkov I.A. (1955). Spravochnik i metodicheskoe rukovodstvo po tretichnym molliuskam. Briukhonogie. [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs. Gastropoda]. Leningrad: Gostoptekhizdat. 795 pp.
page(s): 133 [details]

additional source Wenz, W. (1938). Gastropoda. Teil 2: Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O.H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin. Lief. 3, 241-480 [October 1938].
page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors