. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 396 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology Genus Smaragdia Issel Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell pi. 4, fig. 5, 6; pi. 7, fig. 2 Nerita viridis Linne 1758, [in part], Syst. Nat. ed. 10, p. 778. Neritina (Smaragdia) viridis L., G. W. Tryon Jr., 1888, Man. Conch. 10, pp. 54-55, pi. 18, fig. 88. Smaragdia viridis Linn6, H. B. Baker, 1923, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 70, pp. 173-174. Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell 1940, Mem. Soc. Cubana Hist. Nat. 14, p. 257, pi. 46, fig. 5-6. Type locality. Miami, Florida. D
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 396 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology Genus Smaragdia Issel Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell pi. 4, fig. 5, 6; pi. 7, fig. 2 Nerita viridis Linne 1758, [in part], Syst. Nat. ed. 10, p. 778. Neritina (Smaragdia) viridis L., G. W. Tryon Jr., 1888, Man. Conch. 10, pp. 54-55, pi. 18, fig. 88. Smaragdia viridis Linn6, H. B. Baker, 1923, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 70, pp. 173-174. Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell 1940, Mem. Soc. Cubana Hist. Nat. 14, p. 257, pi. 46, fig. 5-6. Type locality. Miami, Florida. Description. Shell subpatelliform and thin. Color grass green, with irregular white spots varying in shape, size and number. Shell thinly impregnated by pigment. Pattern scrapes off easily leaving a green. Fig. 3. Right half of a radula row of Smaragdia viridis weyssei Russell. R-central, A-central, B-central, C-central, E-lateral, broad inner and slender outer marginals. surface exposed. Whorls l}/i-\]4, and rounded in cross section. Spire very low, rounded, not corroded and cast at an angle of 138°. Aper- ture lunate and cast at an angle of 76°, very slightly sinuous. Palatal lip long, sharp, thin and bearing no teeth. Palatal hinge tooth faint to lacking. Parietal area convex, smooth and whitish-green; columellar edge bearing 6-8 small, irregular teeth. Suture faintly impressed. Periostracum thin, very finely pitted. Sculpture consisting of many faint axial lines of growth. Operculum opaque, calcareous and greenish-white. Periostracal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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