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.
Species
Species within the genus Barleeia include:
- Barleeia aemilii <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Cape Verde
- Barleeia albicolor <small>Rolán & Gori, 2014</small>
- Barleeia alderi <small>Carpenter 1856</small> â West America
- Barleeia annamitica <small>Ph. Dautzenberg. & H. Fischer 1907</small>
- Barleeia bentleyi <small>P. Bartsch 1920</small> â West America
- Barleeia bifasciata <small>(Carpenter, 1856)</small>
- Barleeia caffra <small>G. B. Sowerby III 1897</small>
- Barleeia cala <small>(E. A. Smith 1890)</small> St. Helena
- Barleeia calcarea <small>E. A. Kay 1979</small> - Hawaii
- Barleeia californica <small>Bartsch 1920)</small> - California barleysnail - America
- Barleeia carpenteri <small>P. Bartsch 1920</small> â West-America
- Barleeia chefiae <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Cape Verde
- Barleeia chrysomela <small>Melvill & Standen 1896</small>
- Barleeia cinguloides <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Namibia, Angola.
- Barleeia congenita <small>E. A. Smith 1890</small>
- Barleeia coronadoensis <small>Bartsch, 1920</small>
- Barleeia creutzbergi <small>(K.M. de Jong & H.E. Coomans 1988)</small> Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao.
- Barleeia ephamilla <small>(E. A. Smith 1890)</small> St. Helena (taxon inquirendum)
- Barleeia fuscaexigua <small>Rolán & Gori, 2014</small>
- Barleeia fuscopicta <small>E.A. Smith 1890</small>
- Barleeia gougati <small>(Michaud 1829)</small> Mediterranean
- Barleeia haliotiphila <small>P. P. Carpenter 1864</small> - abalone barleysnail - 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 Rhodoglossum affine, Mastocarpus papillatus, Gigartina leptorhynchos. Range: East Pacific, North America.
- Barleeia juliae <small>Rolán & Swinnen, 2004</small>
- Barleeia lindae <small>Rolán & Swinnen, 2004</small>
- Barleeia malgascia <small>Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009</small>
- Barleeia meridionalis <small>(W. F. Ponder. & Worsfold, 1994)</small> Peru
- Barleeia mexicana <small>(Cruz-Abrego 1998)</small> Mexico, Cuba
- Barleeia microthyra <small>(E.C. von Martens 1880)</small> Indo-Pacific
- Barleeia multicolor <small>Rolán & Gori, 2014</small>
- Barleeia oldroydi <small>P. Bartsch 1920</small>
- Barleeia orcutti <small>(P. Bartsch 1920)</small> West America
- Barleeia paupercula <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
- Barleeia pervulgata <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Namibia, Angola
- Barleeia picta <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Namibia, Angola
- Barleeia polychroma <small>(de Folin 1870)</small> West America
- Barleeia procera <small>Rolán & Gori, 2014</small>
- Barleeia pseudangustata <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2026</small>
- Barleeia rubrooperculata <small>(Z.J.A. de Castellanos & F. Fernandes 1972)</small> southern Brazil, Uruguay.
- Barleeia sanjuanensis <small>P. Bartsch 1920</small>
- Barleeia seminulum <small>(T. A. di Monterosato 1877)</small> Europe
- Barleeia simplex <small>(E. A. Smith, 1875)</small>
- Barleeia smithi <small>Bartsch 1915</small>
- Barleeia subtenuis <small>P. P. Carpenter 1864</small> - Fragile barleysnail - America
- Barleeia taeniolata <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe
- Barleeia tincta <small>R. J. L. Guppy 1895</small> - Caribbean barleysnail - eastern Florida, Trinidad.
- Barleeia tomensis <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe
- Barleeia translucens <small>Rolán & Gori, 2014</small>
- Barleeia trifasciata <small>(T. Habe 1960)</small> Japan
- Barleeia tropica <small>J. Thiele 1925</small>
- Barleeia unifasciata <small>G. Montagu 1803</small> - Shetland into Mediterranean; Canary Islands
- Barleeia verdensis <small>(S. Gofas 1995)</small> Cape Verde
Species brought into synonymy:
- Barleeia acuta <small>P. P. Carpenter 1864</small> - acute barleysnail - America: synonym of Pseudodiala acuta <small>(Carpenter, 1864)</small>
- Barleeia angustata <small>H.A. Pilsbry 1901</small> â Indo-Pacific: synonym of Ansola angustata <small>(Pilsbry, 1901)</small>
- Barleeia compacta (J. G. Jeffreys 1884) Europe: synonym of Barleeia gougeti <small>(Michaud, 1830)</small> (junior synonym)
- Barleeia rubra <small>(A. A. Adam, 1795)</small> West Africa: synonym of Barleeia unifasciata <small>(Montagu, 1803)</small>
- Barleeia zeteki <small>(A. M. Strong & L. G. Hertlein 1939)</small> West America: synonym of Barleeia paupercula <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
References
- 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): 193âÂÂ224, pls 1âÂÂ13.
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