Nerita viridisLinnaeus, 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
Neritina viridis var. distinctaRigacci, 1866, p. 36 [Not available] Type Locality: Cajenna Comments: Nude name.
Neritina (Smaragdia) floridanaM. 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. lineataBucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884d, p. 330, pl. 35, fig. 19 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Nude name in Monterosato (1878:96).
Nerita matoniaRisso, 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) meridaDall, 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. minorPallary, 1900, p. 343, Not figured [Not available] Type Locality: Mers el Kébir, département d'Oran [Algeria] Comments: Nude name.
Nerita pallidulaRisso, 1826, p. 151, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Europe méridionale References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
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 weysseiRussell, 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-zagMonterosato, 1878b, p. 96 [Not available] Type Locality: Mediterranean References: Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1884d) s (of form matonia) Comments: Nude name.
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