Dear AJ,

the genus of viridis is Smaragdia. It occurs in the Mediterranea and
Atlantic.

Fam. Neritidae
Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

I cant remember if I've sent you Smaragdia viridis from the
Mediterranean, I have only small ones and from shellgrit. They
are not very good.

But I think its the same.

with neritic greetings
Helmut from Innsbruck




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or

Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
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A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37

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Maybe someone can help me get this little pea green shells where they
belongs.
Is it "Smaragdia" or "Neritina" ?
Is it "viridis" or "viridemaris" or are they the same ?
Is it "Linne.1758" or "Maury.1917" ? I have books with both.
Are the Med. and Florida shells  the same species ?
I think Mark's idea of group hug was all it took.
Thanks for any help.
   Jr
   Florida