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Dubious nerite

Clithon oualaniense (Lesson, 1831)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The dubious nerite (Clithon oualaniense) is a species in the family Neritidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the dubious 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 dubious nerite live?

Not recorded

Is the dubious 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 dubious nerite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyNeritidae
  6. genusClithon
  7. SpeciesClithon oualaniense (Lesson, 1831)

Synonyms Clithon nubila, Clithon oualaniensis, Clithon ovalaniensis, Clithon ualanensis, Nerita ceylanensis, Nerita guttata, Nerita nebulata, Neritina baconi, Neritina cincta, Neritina coluber, Neritina conferta, Neritina deficiens, Neritina delicatula, Neritina frondicincta, Neritina gaimardi, Neritina garretti, Neritina guttata, Neritina multipicta, Neritina nigrobifasciata, Neritina nubila, Neritina ornatella, Neritina oualanensis, Neritina oualaniensis, Neritina ovalaniensis, Neritina parcepicta, Neritina polydelta, Neritina pulchella, Neritina ualanensis, Neritina ualanensis var. conferta, Neritina ualanensis var. diremta, Neritina ualanensis var. frondicincta, Neritina ualanensis var. nigrobifasciata, Neritina ualanensis var. parcepicta, Neritina ualanensis var. polydelta, Pictoneritina oualaniensis, Theodoxus oualaniense

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Guamanian neriteEnglish
  • Bunte ZwergdiademschneckeGerman
  • ヒメカノコJapanese
  • Nerite-porcelanaPortuguese
  • หอยถั่วเขียวThai
  • 小石蜑螺Chinese
  • 小石蜑螺 奧萊彩螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dubious nerite

Other species in the same genus Clithon.

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What kind of animal is the dubious nerite?

The dubious nerite (Clithon oualaniense) belongs to the family Neritidae in the order Cycloneritida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dubious nerite (Clithon oualaniense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dubious-nerite

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BibTeX
@misc{dubious_nerite_2026,
  title = {Dubious nerite (Clithon oualaniense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dubious-nerite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}