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Blotched nerite

Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the blotched 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 blotched nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the blotched 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 blotched nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusNerita
  7. SpeciesNerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Nerita albicilla, Nerita albicilla var. fasciata, Nerita asinina, Nerita fasciata, Nerita imperfecta, Nerita ustulata, Nerita venusta, Theliostyla albicilla

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • zubovec volskýCzech
  • アマオブネガイJapanese
  • 큰입술갈고둥Korean
  • Nerite-manchadoPortuguese
  • Бугорчатая неритаRussian
  • หอยฟันกระต่ายThai
  • 漁舟蜑螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blotched nerite

Other species in the same genus Nerita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blotched nerite?

The blotched nerite (Nerita albicilla) 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). Blotched nerite (Nerita albicilla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-nerite

MLA

“Blotched nerite (Nerita albicilla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-nerite.

BibTeX
@misc{blotched_nerite_2026,
  title = {Blotched nerite (Nerita albicilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}