Species Smaragdia souverbiana Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863
Beautiful Neritina, Little Nerite (for Smaragdella pulcherrima (Angas, 1871))
- Neritina souverbiana Souverbie, M. & Montrouzier, R.P. 1863. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 11(3): 276-287, pl. 12 [276] [Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier 1863].
Type data:
Status unknown, New Caledonia. - Neritina pulcherrima Angas, G.F. 1871. Descriptions of thirty-four new species of shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 13–20 [12 June 1871] [19, pl. 1, fig. 25] [according to AM synonym of Smaragdia (Smaragdella) souverbiana Souverbie & Montrouzier 1863].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW. - Neritina hellvillensis Crosse, 1881.
Secondary source:
Beechey, D. 2005. Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Neritidae/Pages/Smaragdia_souverbiana.htm (date accessed 7/8/2012). - Neritina bryani Pilsbry, H.A. 1918. Marine Mollusks of Hawaii, IV-VII. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 69(1917): 309-333, pls 20-22 [330, fig. 32].
- Smaragdia mamilla Annandale, N. 1924. Fauna of the Chilka Lake. Mollusca Gastropoda. Revision. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 5(12): 853-873 [860, figs 3-4].
Generic Combinations
- Smaragdella pulcherrima (Angas, 1871). —
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [74]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [37, no. 686] - Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863). —
Mienis, H.K. 1970. Lijst van mariene mollusken uit het noordelijk gedeelte van de Rode Zee I. Correspondentieblad van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging 138: 1529-1534 [1529] - Smaragdia (Smaragdella) souverbiana (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863). —
Komatsu, S. 1986. Taxonomic revision of the neritid gastropods. Special Publication of the Mukaishima Marine Biological Station 274: 1-69, pls 1-10 [42, pl. 8, fig. 8, pl. 10, fig. 9]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Neritina (Smaragdia) souverbiana Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1863. —
Tryon, G.W. 1888. Neritidae, Adeorbiidae, Cyclostrematidae and Liotiidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchology Section, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 10 329 pp., 69 pls. [55, pl. 18, figs 93, 96-97] - Neritina (Smaragdia) souverbiana hellvillensis Crosse, 1881. —
Tryon, G.W. 1888. Neritidae, Adeorbiidae, Cyclostrematidae and Liotiidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchology Section, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 10 329 pp., 69 pls. [55] (as Neritina (Smaragdia) souverbiana var. hellvillensis Crosse, 1881) - Smaragdia feuilleti auct. —
Issel, A. 1869. Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Richerche zoologische e paleontologiche. Pisa : Biblioteca malacologica pp. 1-388, pls 1-5. [212, No. 509bis, 296, No. 206] - Smaragdia pulcherrima auct. —
Cooke, A.H. 1885. Report of the Testaceous mollusca obtained during a dredging-excursion in the Gulf of Suez in the months of February and March 1869. By Robert McAndrew, republished with additions and corrections by Alfred Hands Cooke. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 15: 322-339 [50] - Smaragdia soverbiana sic. —
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [22, pl. 8, fig. 2] - Smaragdia rangiana auct. —
Biggs, H.E.J. 1973. The marine Mollusca of the Trucial Coast, Persian Gulf. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 24: 343-421, pls 1-6 [353] - Pictoneritina oualaniensis auct. —
Kosuge, S. 1998. Notes on the molluscan fauna of the Iranian coast of Persian Gulf. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 3(6): pls 28-34 [86, pl. 28, fig. 11]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, herbivore, intertidal, marine, seagrass, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Zostera beds
General References
Beechey, D. 2005. Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Neritidae/Pages/Smaragdia_souverbiana.htm (date accessed 7/8/2012)
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [108]
Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [298]
Smith, E.A. 1910. On South African Marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Museum 2(2): 175-220; pls 7-8 [204]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [74] (Beautiful Neritina, Little Nerite)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2015 | NERITOIDEA | 12-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | (import) |