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Family Neritidae

Smaragdia viridis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Seagrass Nerite

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea.

Size: 0.3 inch (8 mm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits seagrass beds.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Only consumes seagrass!

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Cycloneritimorpha

    Family: Neritidae

    Genus: Smaragdia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Smaragdia viridis (Seagrass Nerite)
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Puperita pupa Theodoxus luteofasciata
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