Barleeia

Barleeia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Barleeiidae
Genus:	Barleeia; W. Clark, 1853
Type species
	Turbo ruber; J. Adams, 1797
Synonyms
	Barleia (incorrect subsequent spelling);

Barleeia, or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.^[1]

Species[]

Species within the genus Barleeia include:

(S. Gofas 1995) Cape Verde
Rolán & Gori, 2014
Carpenter 1856 – West America
Ph. Dautzenberg. & H. Fischer 1907
P. Bartsch 1920 – West America
(Carpenter, 1856)
G. B. Sowerby III 1897
(E. A. Smith 1890) St. Helena
E. A. Kay 1979 - Hawaii
Bartsch 1920) - - America
P. Bartsch 1920 – West-America
(S. Gofas 1995) Cape Verde
Melvill & Standen 1896
(S. Gofas 1995) Namibia, Angola.
E. A. Smith 1890
Bartsch, 1920
(K.M. de Jong & H.E. Coomans 1988) Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao.
(E. A. Smith 1890) St. Helena (taxon inquirendum)
Rolán & Gori, 2014
E.A. Smith 1890
(Michaud 1829) Mediterranean
P. P. Carpenter 1864 - - This intertidal snail is one of the most common gastropods to be found in the biotic community at moderate tidal levels. Its diet consists of algae, such as , Mastocarpus papillatus, .^{[citation needed]} Range: East Pacific, North America.
Rolán & Swinnen, 2004
Rolán & Swinnen, 2004
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009
(W. F. Ponder. & Worsfold, 1994) Peru
(Cruz-Abrego 1998) Mexico, Cuba
(E.C. von Martens 1880) Indo-Pacific
Rolán & Gori, 2014
P. Bartsch 1920
(P. Bartsch 1920) West America
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
(S. Gofas 1995) Namibia, Angola
(S. Gofas 1995) Namibia, Angola
(de Folin 1870) West America
Rolán & Gori, 2014
(Z.J.A. de Castellanos & F. Fernandes 1972) southern Brazil, Uruguay.
P. Bartsch 1920
(T. A. di Monterosato 1877) Europe
(E. A. Smith, 1875)
Bartsch 1915
P. P. Carpenter 1864 - - America
(S. Gofas 1995) São Tomé and Príncipe
R. J. L. Guppy 1895 - - eastern Florida, Trinidad.
(S. Gofas 1995) São Tomé and Príncipe
Rolán & Gori, 2014
(T. Habe 1960) Japan
J. Thiele 1925
G. Montagu 1803 - Shetland into Mediterranean; Canary Islands
(S. Gofas 1995) Cape Verde

Species brought into synonymy

Barleeia acuta P. P. Carpenter 1864 - acute barleysnail - America: synonym of (Carpenter, 1864)
Barleeia angustata H.A. Pilsbry 1901 – Indo-Pacific: synonym of (Pilsbry, 1901)
Barleeia compacta (J. G. Jeffreys 1884) Europe: synonym of (Michaud, 1830) (junior synonym)
Barleeia rubra (A. A. Adam, 1795) West Africa: synonym of (Montagu, 1803)
Barleeia zeteki (A. M. Strong & L. G. Hertlein 1939) West America: synonym of (C. B. Adams, 1852)

References[]

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Barleeia W. Clark, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137690 on 2020-06-05

Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193–224, pls 1-13.

External links[]

[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Barleeia W. Clark, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137690 on 2020-06-05

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