Smaragdia bryanae [Smaragdia bryanae]
Description
Smaragdia bryanae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. It's a very small snail, with a shell that is usually less than 3mm in diameter. This species is native to the Caribbean Sea and is known to live in seagrass beds. It feeds primarily on microalgae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
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| Family |
Nerites
Neritidae
|
| Genus |
Smaragdia
Smaragdia
|