Smaragdia purpureomaculata

Smaragdia purpureomaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Smaragdia purpureomaculata
Shell of Smaragdia purpureomaculata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Smaragdia
Species:
S. purpureomaculata
Binomial name
Smaragdia purpureomaculata
Dekker, 2000[1]

Description

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This species’s shell has been described as a thin sculpture, feeling smooth apart from on the very fine growth lines. Ovate in shape, the shell has a subtle level of translucency, with a whitish colour and murky yellowish-green spiral bands.[2] The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.

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