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Antillean nerite

Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The antillean nerite (Nerita fulgurans) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the antillean nerite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the antillean nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the antillean nerite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the antillean nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms Nerita albipunctata, Nerita antillarum, Nerita fulgurans, Nerita lindae, Nerita listeri, Nerita nigreola, Nerita praecognita

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Antillian neriteEnglish
  • Lightning neriteEnglish
  • Antillen-NixenschneckeGerman
  • Nerita del Golfo de MéxicoSpanish
  • アンチルアマガイJapanese
  • Nerite-criouloPortuguese
  • Антильская неритаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the antillean nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the antillean nerite?

The antillean nerite (Nerita fulgurans) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Antillean nerite (Nerita fulgurans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-nerite

MLA

“Antillean nerite (Nerita fulgurans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{antillean_nerite_2026,
  title = {Antillean nerite (Nerita fulgurans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}