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Clithon spiniferum

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

Clithon spiniferum is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about Clithon spiniferum

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 Clithon spiniferum live?

Not recorded

Is Clithon spiniferum 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 Clithon spiniferum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusClithon
  7. SpeciesClithon spiniferum (Récluz, 1842)

Synonyms Nerita spinifera

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Clithon spiniferum

Other species in the same genus Clithon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Clithon spiniferum?

Clithon spiniferum (Clithon spiniferum) 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). Clithon spiniferum (Clithon spiniferum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clithon-spiniferum

MLA

“Clithon spiniferum (Clithon spiniferum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clithon-spiniferum.

BibTeX
@misc{clithon_spiniferum_2026,
  title = {Clithon spiniferum (Clithon spiniferum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clithon-spiniferum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}